Edwards v. State

MACY, Justice.

Appellant Richard Edwards appeals from the judgment and sentence which was entered after a jury convicted him of aggravated assault and battery and second-degree murder.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Edwards presents four issues for our review on appeal:

ISSUE I.

Did the trial court err in holding that the burden of laying the foundation for self-defense was the responsibility of the defense and further requiring the testimony of the appellant to lay that foundation prior to admitting the self-defense evidence proffered by the defense?

ISSUE II.

Did the district court err as a matter of law in…