Holloman v. State

GOLDEN, Justice.

[¶ 1] In this appeal, the trial court failed to give a requested self-defense instruction to the jury during trial for one count of first degree premeditated murder. Our jurisprudence has established that the defenses of self-defense and accident are mutually exclusive when applied to the shooting death of a victim. However, in this particular case, Appellant Brian Keith Holloman claimed that his act of self-defense by striking blows against one victim resulted in the accidental falling death of a third party, and he was, therefore, entitled to his requested…