TANZER, Judge.
The defendant appeals his murder conviction. The trial court inadvertently neglected to instruct the jury on self-defense as requested by the defendant. The omission was not realized until the jury sent word that they had reached a verdict after several hours of deliberation. Pursuant to the judge's suggestion, the defense expressly requested that the jury be reinstructed as to self-defense. The jury was so reinstructed and, after a brief resumption...
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