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STATE v. PARISH

No. 21182.

878 P.2d 988 (1994)

118 N.M. 39

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl R. PARISH, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

July 11, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Graham, Taos, for appellant.

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Max Shepherd, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.

OPINION

FROST, Justice.

During a violent encounter with local residents, Carl Parish, a visitor to Taos, New Mexico from out of state, shot and killed one of his assailants. We reverse his conviction for voluntary manslaughter and remand for a new trial. Though numerous issues were raised on appeal, we base our decision on two errors in the jury instructions given by the trial court: 1) the jury instructions did not instruct the jury that they must...

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