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CARL v. STATE

No. 12893.

678 P.2d 669 (1984)

Ronald Frederick CARL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 27, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Parraguirre, Public Defender, Reno, Heaton & Wright, and George E. Franzen, Las Vegas, for appellant.

D. Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Mills Lane, Dist. Atty., John J. Kadlic, Deputy Dist. Atty., Reno, for respondent.

OPINION

SPRINGER, Justice:

Appellant Carl stands convicted of second degree murder. Carl's principal claim of error is that the trial court's instructions on self-defense impermissibly shifted the burden of proof to him. The Due Process clause of the United States Constitution protects an accused against conviction except on proof beyond a reasonable doubt of every fact necessary to constitute the crime with which he is charged. In re Winship,

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