State v. Korzep

OPINION

Opinion of the Court of Appeals, Division One

Filed December 26, 1989

Vacated in Part

GORDON, Chief Justice.

Roberta Korzep (defendant) petitioned for review of the court of appeals’ decision affirming her conviction and the trial court’s refusal to instruct the jury on, among other things, the justification defense under A.R.S. § 13-411. We granted review on one of defendant’s issues to determine whether the justification defense found in § 13-411 applies when one resident of a household uses force against another resident of the same household to prevent the commission of an enumerated…