State v. Brock

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

The appellant, Otto Brock, white, 19 years of age, was convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and sentenced to serve six months on the chain gang of Anderson County.

The State adduced evidence tending to establish that the defendant had committed the offense charged by shooting a pistol from an automobile. The defendant pleaded self-defense. On cross-examination of the defendant the Solicitor, after notifying the witness that he proposed to contradict him, asked defendant if he had not sworn “down at Honea…