Defendant appeals from a conviction of second degree murder, a first degree felony under Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (1978). We affirm.
The 38-year-old defendant was charged with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy. At trial, defendant claimed that he acted in self-defense and that he was justified in the use of deadly force. A jury of his peers convicted him as charged.
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