CHARLES v. COM.


634 S.W.2d 407 (1982)

Greenville T. CHARLES, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis D. Burke, Kathryn Burke, Pikeville, for appellant.

Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen., Nancy M. Collins, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


CLAYTON, Justice.

Greenville T. Charles was convicted by a jury in Pike Circuit Court of first degree manslaughter (KRS 507.030) and was sentenced to twenty years in prison. The two issues raised by his appeal are whether the trial court erred in qualifying appellant's right of self-protection in its instructions to the jury, and whether the reference to a prior arrest warrant prejudiced appellant's substantial rights.

On July 5, 1980, appellant arrived at...

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