167 S.E. 260 ELLIS DODSON v. COMMONWEALTH 36491Supreme Court of Virginia. January 12, 1933 Present, All the Justices. 1. HOMICIDE — Self-Defense — Justifiable Homicide — Duty to Retreat. — A person assaulted while in the discharge of a lawful act, and reasonably apprehending that his assailant will do him bodily harm, has the right […]