WHITE, Chief Justice.
A manslaughter conviction is sought to be reversed because of a failure to instruct the jury as to the right of the defendant to use force in the defense of another. We reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.
In a State accepted version of the facts the defendant's testimony, supported by the chief prosecution witness, is that in the early morning hours of September 20, 1968, at Twenty-fourth and Lake Streets, Omaha...
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