Wilson v. State
Annotate this CaseA jury convicted Petitioner Antajuan Wilson of first-degree murder and related offenses, including use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. Petitioner appealed, arguing that he was entitled to a new trial on the ground that the circuit court erroneously refused to instruct the jury on the partial defenses of imperfect self defense and the rule of provocation. The court of special appeals affirmed. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding (1) because the evidence was sufficient to generate the issue of whether there was a reasonable doubt that Defendant did not kill in self defense, the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on the mitigation defense of imperfect self defense; but (2) the circuit court correctly rejected the request for a rule of provocation instruction.
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