He knew very well who shot the man, but he wasn't going to tell who's bullet hit the mark. He was going to shoulder the blame so his client didn't have to go through a trial for her life. It wasn't her bullet, he knew that much because she couldn't hit the broadside of a barn with the way her hand shook. "I wouldn't have shot 'im if he hadn't cocked his weapon. There were too many people and he had to be stopped. I'd do it again," he said.