United States v. Eugene Thurman

This is an appeal from a conviction for second degree murder. Sev eral issues are now raised for the first time, only two of which warrant comment.

Appellant contends that the jury instruction with regard to self-defense constitutes reversible error. In evaluating an asserted error in a portion of a jury instruction we must, of course, examine the charge as a whole to determine whether there was a likelihood of misleading the jury to the extent that it is more probable than not that an improper verdict was rendered. See, e. g., Suggs v. United States, 132 U.S.App.D.C. 337, 341, 342, 407 F.2d…