Case Name: The State vs. Thomas F. Quin and others
Court: Constitutional Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1815-01
Citations: 2 Tread 694
Docket Number: 
Parties: The State vs. Thomas F. Quin and others.
Judges: Justices Smith, Brevard and Grimke concurred.
Reporter: South Carolina Law Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 694–694

Head Matter:
CHARLESTON,
January Term, 1815,
The State vs. Thomas F. Quin and others.
Assault & Battery.
proof that the prosecu-the first°k notjústífy an enor

Opinion:
Nott, J.
The only ground for a new trial in ,. "ii , _ , . this case, is. that the prosecutor gave the first blow, aT!<^ -hat the defendant struck in self-defence. Proof Prosecutor was the aggressor would not justify an enormous battery; nor, indeed, any, beyond the hounds of self-defence. On both points, there seems to be some doubt as to the facts in this case; it was, therefore, a proper case for the jury; and although the defendant has not been guilty oí a very great offence, he is not entitled to a new trial.
Justices Smith, Brevard and Grimke concurred.