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COM. v. BROWN

491 Pa. 507 (1980)

421 A.2d 660

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Carl L. BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 22, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Morrison, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Division, Asst. Dist. Atty., Ellen Mattleman, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

The question raised in this appeal is the interrelationship that can arise, under a given factual situation, between the defense of others and self-defense. The trial court did instruct the jury of appellant's right to use deadly force in defense of another, but refused, although requested, to charge the jury as to appellant's right to act in self-defense.1 Under...

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