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STATE v. DENZEL B.

No. 27,684.

192 P.3d 260 (2008)

2008-NMCA-118

STATE of New Mexico, Petitioner-Appellee, v. DENZEL B., Child-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied, No. 31,178, July 30, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, Joel Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

John Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, J.K. Theodosia Johnson, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for, Appellant.

OPINION

CASTILLO, Judge.

{1} A jury found Denzel B. (Child) to be delinquent for committing an act of battery against a household member, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-3-15 (2007). Child appeals the trial court's denial of a jury instruction for self-defense. We hold that the trial court properly denied the jury instruction, and we therefore affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

{2} Terry Johnson (Uncle) is the legal guardian...

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