Woodsmall v. State

Richard Woodsmall appeals the judgment and sentences entered against him after a jury found him guilty as charged of first-degree premeditated murder and aggravated battery causing great bodily harm with a weapon. He raises four issues on appeal, one of which merits discussion, namely, whether the trial court erred in overruling defense counsel’s objection to the trial court giving a forcible-felony exception jury instruction as to Woodsmall’s justifiable use of deadly force self-defense claim on the aggravated battery charged in count two.1 Because the trial court erred in giving the…