Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this case, we address the use of deadly physical force in self-defense, which is established by statute under section 18-1-704, 6 C.R.S. (1999). The defendant, Tristan Toler, shot and killed Christy Martinez, claiming self-defense. Toler objected to the jury instruction defining self-defense, claiming that the instruction could have improperly misled the jury to believe that a trespasser...
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