Opinion ID: 1093284
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Larry Porter

Text: Continuing with Larry's version subsequent to his paying George the five dollar bet, and having received from Johnny (as he emerged from the cafe) a lighter and a pistol. When Johnny's group got out onto the street, George told Johnny he wanted his money, and if he did not get it he was gonna mess up Johnny's curl. I'm gonna get you if I don't get my ten dollars. The group got to arguing, and to stop George, Larry said he and Wiggins offered to pay him Johnny's bet. Larry even got angry enough at George to slap him. When he did George did not return the fight. Instead, he kept directing his questions to Johnny, arguing that he was owed money and telling Johnny if he did not pay him he was going to get him. Larry testified on direct examination: So Johnny, after he said it the last time, I was at the top of the stairs, after he said it the last time, Johnny Jenkins broke and ran at him. When he broke and ran at him, he come at him, like, with a kick like, and that's when Joe Cool pulled the gun out and shot him three times. Again on direct examination: It took place on the street. It started like from the front of Huey's car, and he backed up, when Johnny ran at him, he backed up, stepped back. That may put him to the back of Johnny, to the back of Huey Younger's car, and Johnny half-way through the middle of his car, and that's when he fired like so. On cross-examination Larry reaffirmed that Johnny had turned and run at George who shot at him as he leaped at George.