Defendant testified at his trial that the had fired the shots that wounded William Freeman, the complainant. His entire defense was one of justification. In essence, defendant claimed that after loudly cursing him, Freeman lunged at him with a knife; defendant stepped back but complainant lunged at him a second time. Defendant further claimed that, fearful of his life, he then shot and wounded the complainant. On this record we find that defendant sufficiently raised the...
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