Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
Defendant's testimony concerning the homicide was that the victim was trying to take money from him and threatened to shoot him if he did not comply. The deceased had, on two prior occasions, successfully taken money from the defendant in this manner. The court instructed the jury on one prong of the justification defense, to wit, the defendant's "reasonable and honest...
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