Alabama Court of Appeals May 15, 1928, 1 Div. 782. (Covis v. State)

lead-opinion

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