Granted in part; denied in part. This case is remanded to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal for supplementation or reconstruction of the record and reconsideration of the defendant's Assignment of Error No. one, relating to the trial court's denial of his special requested jury charge on self defense. The trial transcript shows that defense counsel objected to the court's "refusal to use the proposed Jury Charges No. 1, 2, 3, and 5 introduced by the defense...." The...
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