Jackson v. State

O’Shea Terrell Jackson was charged with first-degree murder afteb fatally shooting Eric Felder. He was convicted, after trial, of the lesser included offense of second-degree murder. On appeal, he argues that the jury instructions given on self-defense and the duty to retreat were conflicting and constituted fundamental error. We disagree.

On June 23, 2011, Felder was involved in an altercation with Jackson’s mother. After learning of the incident, Jackson drove to Felder’s residence. Jackson had been to Felder’s residence previously because Felder’s brother and Jackson’s mother had been…