People,  69  N.  Y.  101  (1877),  that  a
blow  given  with  the  liandle  of  a  knife
is  not  an  assault  with  a  knife  or  sharp
instrument,  within  the  meaning  of  tlie
statute,  any  more  tlian  would  an  at-
tempt to  discharge  a  loaded  gun, the
touchhole  of  wliich  was  plugged,  be
an  offence  under  the  English  statute,
making  it  criminal  to  attempt  to  dis-
charge a  loaded  gmi  at  anotlier.  See
Pex  V.  Harris,  5  Car.  &  P.  159  (1831).
3  Roach  v.  People,  77  111.  25  (1875)  ;
Pond  7.'.  People,  8  Mich.  150  (1860).
•»  Oliver  V.  State,  17  Ala.  587  (1850)  ;
Armistead  v.  State,  18  Ga.  704  (1855)  ;
Waybright  r.  State,  56  Ind.  122
(1877)  ;  Cheek  v.  State,  35  Ind.  492
(1871)  ;  Pond  v.  People,  8  Mich.  150


(1869)  ;  Staten  v.  State,  30  Miss.
619  (1856);  Sharp  v.  State,  19  Ohio,
387  (1850);  Connaughty  v.  State,  1
Wis.  105  (1853).
While  it  is  true  that  a  son  may
repel  a  forcible  attack  on  his  parent,
yet  if  tiie  parent  be  the  assailant,  he
cannot  lawfully  aid  him.  Waddell  r.
State,  1  Tex.  App.  720  (1877).
^  Morrison  v.  State,  84  Ala.  405
(1888);  s.c.  4  So.  Rep.  402  ;  Watson
V.  State,  82  Ala.  10  (1886);  s.c.  2  So.
Rep.  455;  Finch  r.  State,  81  Ala.  41
(1886)  ;  s.c.  1  So.  Rep.  565;  Baker  r.
State,  81  Ala.  38  (1886)  ;  s.c.  1  So.
Rep.  127;  Jackson  v.  State,  81  Ala.
33  (1886);  s.c.  1  So.  Rep.  33;  Dolan
V.  Slate,  81  Ala.  11  (1886);  s.c.  1  So.
Rep.  707;  Tesney  i-.  State,  77  Ala.  33
(1884)  ;  Jackson  v.  State,  77  Ala.  18
(1884);  Jones  v.  State,  76  Ala.  8
(1884)  ;  HoUey  i:  State,  75  Ala.
