A past client (Mr. D) was a passenger in a car along with two other male friends. They stopped in the middle of the road to look at a boat that was in someone's driveway when another group of men, in another vehicle, honked their horn to get by. Words were exchanged and the situation escalated. Four men got out of the other vehicle and began to circle around one of Mr. D’s friends. Because they were outnumbered, Mr. D along with the other friend went back to their truck and obtained long handled shovels. When they told the other men to get away from their friend, they felt threatened and struck two of the men in the head with shovels. The men were taken to the hospital and placed in intensive care. They were not armed at the time of the incident. Self-defense and the defense of others was used at trial. After the jury finished deliberating, they found Mr. D and his friend “not guilty”.