SHULMAN, Presiding Judge.
Tried for murder, appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, he raises two issues: the denial of his motion for a directed verdict and the trial court's refusal to give appellant's requested jury instructions on the state's burden to disprove appellant's justification defense.
1. Code Ann. § 27-1802 provides that a verdict of acquittal may be directed only when there is no conflict in the evidence and the evidence...
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