BOWEN W. SIMMONS, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.
Appellant-defendant, an indigent, was indicted for assault with intent to murder and convicted of assault. Fine; five hundred dollars, fixed by the jury. The trial court added six months in jail. This appeal is from the judgment.
The trial court instructed the jury that in order for defendant to rely on his defense of self-defense:
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