CAVANAUGH, Judge:
The issue on appeal is whether the trial court was in error in refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of self-defense. We find that under the evidence the appellant was entitled to have this issue presented to the jury and, therefore, we reverse the judgment of sentence and grant a new trial.
It is clear that if there is evidence from any source that a defendant acted in self-defense, that the defendant is not only entitled to have...
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