STONE, Judge.
Appellant's convictions and sentence are reversed. Appellant, along with a codefendant, was charged with attempted first degree murder in the stabbing of Silvio Ferreira and Zilma Silomao. The stabbings occurred in Ferreira's and Silomao's apartment during a dispute over repayment of a loan. The defense argued that the stabbings were conducted in self defense.
The court gave the following instruction, which is a modification of the standard jury...
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