Riddle v. State

The evidence abundantly sustains the conviction of illegally shooting at another.

Special ground 1 contends that the court did not fully *864charge that a brother could defend a brother the same as he could defend himself. The court throughout the charge stated to the jury that, “In this case, generally, always remember that the defense of a brother stands on the same footing as the defense of one’s person.” In this ground, counsel for the defendant claims that in another portion of the judge’s charge, after he had charged that a brother has a right to defend a brother, the judge added: “I charge…