Opinion ID: 1942017
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Heading: Defendant Walker's Evidence.[1]

Text: Walker testified in his own defense. He admitted having a nail file in his possession on July 6, 1990, but that he had left it in Carter's car. According to Walker, later that night, he and Abney walked outside the door of the Abney house, followed by Smith who came out and hit Walker. Walker then swung back at Smith, hitting him in the face area. According to Walker, he never punched Smith in the chest or kicked him in the throat. At this point during the fight, Walker testified that he heard someone yelling from the house to stop fighting [s]o I just backed off. Walker further testified that Abney began fighting with Smith, and I just turned around and left. Walker claimed that he returned to the car where Whittaker was waiting. As he approached the car, he testified that Abney had Smith on the ground and was punching him in the face. Walker stated that he did not see a knife in Abney's possession. Contrary to Whittaker's testimony, Walker denied throwing an object out of the car on the night in question.