...homicide justified by fear of felony about to be committed on person or habitation, section 71 declares "it must appear that the circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man," an ideal perfectly known only to juries. And section 75 says of justification: "All other Instances...

...Wright v. State, 44 Tex. 645. 18. SELF-DEFENSE.—To sustain a plea of self.defense it must not only appear that the circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man, and that the slayer really acted under the influenee of those fears, and not in a spirit of revenge, but it must...

...offering personal violence to any person dwelling or being therein. "A bare fear of any of these offenses, to prevent which the homicide is alleged to have been...were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted under the influence of those fears, and not in a spirit...

...felony on either ; you will also see from the sections I have read that a bare fear of any of these* shall not be sufficient to justify the killing. It...to excite the fears of a reasonable man, and that Wilson acted under the influence of those fears, and not in a spirit of revenge. It must also appear...

...committed ? If so, then she wouU be justifiable in taking the life of the deceased. A bare fear of these offences, to prevent which the homicide is alleged...sufficient to justify the killing. It must appear that the circumstance* were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man, and Heard M The State of Georgia....

...danger of the infliction of great bodily harm existed. (Our statute says that a bare fear of such danger shall not be sufficient to justify the killing. It must appear that the circumstances wore sufficient to excite the fears of a •reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted...

...appear that the circumstances, viewed from the defendant's standpoint, aa they reasonably appear to him, were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man, and that the defendant acted upon these reasonable appearances of danger." That instruction, it was held by the...

...engaged in the proper performance of his official duty, and the circumstances, as they appeared to Adams, were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man, and that he believed that it was necessary to kill him to prevent the felony, and lie acted under the influence...

...offering personal violence to any person dwelling or being therein. A bare fear of any of these offenses, to prevent which the homicide Is alleged to have been...were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted under the Influence of those fears, aud not In a spirit...

...But these rights are not without limitations. 'A bare fear,' says the staune, 'oí' these offenses, to prevent -which the homicide is alleged to have...circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable1 person, and that the party killing really acted under their influence, and not in a spirit...