STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 79-406-C.A.

432 A.2d 667 (1981)

STATE v. Jeffrey WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts, II, Attorney General, Kathryn A. Salmanson, Special Assistant Attorney General, For Plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender. Janice M. Weisfeld, Assistant Public Defender, For Defendant.


OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

The defendant, Jeffrey Williams, was convicted in the Superior Court of second-degree murder. He appeals this conviction and raises one issue in support of his appeal. He complains solely of an alleged error in the instructions given by the trial justice. The facts pertinent to the issue raised are as follows.

The defendant had engaged in a series of physical altercations with his cousin, Glen Shelton (Shelton), beginning...

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