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BEDFORD v. STATE

No. State 145.

65 Wis.2d 357 (1974)

222 N.W.2d 658

BEDFORD, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 29, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there were briefs by Jacobson, Sodos & Melnick of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Jerome D. Krings of Milwaukee.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by David J. Becker, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.

HANLEY, J.

Two issues are presented for review:

1. Did the trial court err in refusing to permit the defendant to testify as to prior specific acts of violence of the deceased for the purpose of showing that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that he was in imminent danger to his life or of great bodily injury?

2. Did the trial court err in refusing to give the jury an instruction on manslaughter...

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