LANDRIEU, Judge.
We are asked to review the proceedings in the trial court in the case of a double homicide, for which the defendant has pled self-defense as justification. Concluding that the trial court erred in failing to give instruction to the jury in the matter of circumstantial evidence, we reverse defendant's conviction in this case and remand for a new trial.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE:
On December 7, 1990, at 8:19 p.m. the police operator...
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