Watson v. State

The homicide was the culmination of an altercation beginning in Ellington’s store in Goldhill, Ala. The par-, ties were first heard cursing each other in Ellington’s store; defendant drew his pistol; they both came out of the store; Bullard, the deceased, went off and in a few minutes returned with a pistol; Watson went to the store of Woody about 30 or 35 yards away, Bullard and his brother following him, when further words wer.e passed. Watson went out of the Woody store, the two Bullards going to the porch of the store; Watson dared them to get on the ground; the Bul-lards got on the…