The court's justification charge, when read as a whole, was both legally correct and applicable to the facts, and could not have caused any prejudice to defendant. Defendant, who shot the deceased several times in the head and abdomen, based his justification defense on a claim that he was preventing the deceased from striking defendant's brother with a garbage can. We reject defendant's argument that, by making reference to a duty to "avoid" the use of force, the court gave...
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