S. v. . Blackwell

The plea in this case was self-defense. The prisoner offered evidence to show that the deceased was a violent and dangerous man when under the influence of liquor, and there was evidence tending to show that he had been drinking (680) just before he was cut with the knife by the prisoner. For the purpose of testing the competency of the proposed evidence, we will, therefore, assume that the was under the influence of liquor at the time he assaulted the prisoner with the stick. There was no offer to show that the prisoner, at the time of the alteration, knew of the alleged character of…