State v. Richardson

MALLARD, Chief Judge.

Defendant contends that the trial judge committed error in failing to properly instruct the jury as to the intensity of proof required of a defendant in order to establish the defense of self-defense. The defendant argues that the judge did not properly charge o.n what was meant by the term “to the satisfaction of the jury.” The judge charged:

“Even, if the State proves the elements of murder in second degree, the crime may be reduced to manslaughter if the act is done without malice, or may be excused altogether if the killing was in self-defense. The defendant has the…