Redcross v. State

THIEME, Judge.

A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted William Redcross, Jr., of first degree murder and first degree assault. On appeal, he raises three issues for our consideration, all of which pertain to jury instructions:

1. Did the trial court give an erroneous instruction on the duty to retreat when the appellant asserted that he had acted in selfidefense?

2. Was the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on heat of passion manslaughter plain error?

8. Did the trial court give an erroneous instruction in response to a jury note requesting a definition of “mitigating…