State v. Hodges

BRITT, Judge.

Defendant contends first that the court committed prejudicial error in sustaining the State’s objections to his counsel’s questions to him as to why he shot Harris. We find no merit in this contention.

This contention relates to Exceptions 4, 5 and 6. With respect to them, the record discloses:

Q. Mr. Hodges, why did you shoot Mr. Harris?

A. Well, I was afraid of him and I knew he was going to hurt me.

*331Objection of the District Attorney sustained.

Exception No: 4

Q. Can you tell us why you shot Mr. Harris?

A. I knew he was going to hurt me.

Objection of District Attorney sustained.

Excepti…