Barbaree v. State

The plea of self-defense was invoked, and the evidence on this question was in sharp conflict. On this question the court charged' the jury: “In making his claim .that he acted in self defense before you and on this trial here, he (defendant) is not required to prove * * * in order to establish his defense— he is not required to prove that he was free from fault in bringing on the difficulty. The burden is on the State to prove that he was not free from fault in bringing on the difficulty, but it is his duty in this case, if he undertakes to maintain that he acted in self defense before you,…