Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
As commendably conceded by the District Attorney, the court's charge on the issue of justification was insufficient. Under circumstances where the evidence indicates that the defendant shot his victim during a time in which the victim was attempting to commit a robbery, it is error not to charge the jury that a person is justified in using deadly physical force if he reasonably...
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