Defendant testified that he opened the door to his apartment and was standing at the threshold, when he fatally struck the victim in response to what he perceived as the victim's aggression. This testimony did not require the court, in connection with defendant's justification defense, to give the charge defendant requested, namely, that he had no duty to retreat while inside his dwelling. Even if the truth of defendant's account is assumed, he could have avoided the victim...
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