ERVIN, J.
In his appeal from a conviction for discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle, Clyde Chavers asserts the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the justifiable use of force in self-defense. We agree and reverse and remand with directions that a new trial be conducted.
We review a trial court's decision on the giving or withholding of a proposed jury instruction under the abuse of discretion standard. See Langston v. State...
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