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STATE v. PEAL

No. 54806.

463 S.W.2d 840 (1971)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James PEAL, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

March 8, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Dale L. Rollings, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Daniel V. O'Brien, St. Louis, for appellant.

MORGAN, Judge.

Charged as a second offender, defendant was tried to a jury and found guilty of murder, second degree. The court assessed punishment at ten years confinement. Section 556.280, V.A.M.S.

Three assignments of error are made against the trial court. They are: (1) Refusing to give an instruction on self-defense, (2) Refusing to give an instruction on the bad character of the deceased, and (3) Giving an accident instruction that did not place on the...

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