Covis v. State

As the result of an undisputed difficulty between appellant and one Denny Lyons, this appellant was tried and convicted for an assault and battery. He relied not only upon self-defense, but also insisted that his conduct upon the occasion in question was justified for that at or near the time of the assault or affray complained of the said Lyons made use of opprobrious words or abusive language, directed to appellant. This character of defense is authorized by section 3302 of the Code 1923. The evidence pertaining to the issues thus engendered was allowed by the trial court fully and without…