Lonnie Ray Silvey appeals his conviction for voluntary manslaughter, contending: (1) The evidence established self-defense as a matter of law; (2) the trial court erroneously failed to instruct the jury sua sponte that Silvey was presumed to have feared the infliction of death or great bodily injury; and (3) trial counsel was incompetent for having neglected to request such an instruction. We affirm.
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