State v. Bray

FENNER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Judson Bray, appeals his conviction for second degree murder and the denial of his motion to vacate his conviction and sentence pursuant to Rule 29.15.

On appeal, Bray does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. However, it is necessary to recite the evidence herein as it pertains to Bray’s first of four points raised on appeal, which charges plain error in the trial court’s failure to submit a self-defense instruction.

The trial court is obligated to submit a self-defense instruction if the issue is supported by the evidence, viewed in the light most…