...there was proof tending to show that the defendant may have acted upon a reasonable belief that he was in danger of death or great bodily harm at the hands of the deceased. [Ace. Pridgen's case, ante, p. 416 ; Little's case, post, next case. Contra, Myers' case, ante, p....

...time he shot and killed the deceased, had reason to believe, and did believe, that he was in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm at the hands of the deceased." This court, speaking by Mr. Justice Wolverton, held that it was error to refuse the requested instruction,...

...In order to justify or excuse the accused In striking the fatal blow, it is not sufficient that he at the time believed himself to be in danger of death...deceased; but the circumstances must have been such as to justify a reasonable man in such belief, and, further, that there was no reasonable way of avoiding...

...witnesses. In order to Justify or excuse the accused In firing the shot, It Is not sufficient that he at the time believed himself to be In danger of death or great bodily harm at the hands of the prosecuting witness, but the circumstances must have been such, in the judgment of the Jury, as to...

...the time he fired the fatal shot believed, and was justified In believing, that he was at that time in danger of death or great bodily harm at the hands of the deceased, then he had a right in self-defense to commit the act? Mr. Wolcott: I think that Is substantially correct....

...APpREiiENSioN OF DANGER. In order to justify one in killing his assailant it is not sufficient that he at the time believed himself to be in danger of death or ïreat bodily harm at the hands of the assailant: but the circumstances must have been such in the...

...that he had none. The instructions given confined the right of self-defense to danger, or apparent danger of death or great bodily harm at the hands of the deceased. It is contended that this was error; that the accused was entitled to one allowing the jury to consider...

...submitted to the Jury the question whether Morrison believed, or had reasonable grounds to believe, himself in danger of death or great bodily harm at the hands of Dean, when he stabbed him, was more favorable to Morrison than the law warranted, as the court did...

...authority to arrest him has reasonable grounds to believe, and does believe, that lie is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm at the hands of the officer, and there is no other apparently safe means to avoid the danger, he may take the life of the...

...judgment to be necessary to shoot and kill the deceased in order to protect himself from the infliction of death or great bodily harm at the hands of the deceased, then and in that event the jury should find the defendant, Manual Bowling, not guilty on the ground...