STATE v. TEMPLE

No. 39609.

225 N.W.2d 422 (1975)

193 Neb. 89

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Douglas Lee TEMPLE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmund W. Hollstein, Rushville, Charles A. Fisher, Charles F. Fisher, Chadron, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Terry R. Schaaf, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, NEWTON, CLINTON, and BRODKEY, JJ.


NEWTON, Justice.

A jury found the defendant guilty of assault and battery. His assignments of error deal primarily with his contention that he acted in self-defense and with the court's refusal to give instructions requested regarding the defense of self-defense. He also complains that the court omitted the word "unlawfully" in defining the elements of assault. We affirm.

A review of the record completely fails to substantiate defendant's claim that he acted...

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