State v. Bass

BEASLEY, Justice.

*323 **536 In this case we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court committed prejudicial error by (1) omitting the relevant stand-your-ground language from jury instructions on self-defense, (2) excluding evidence at trial of specific incidents of the victim's violent past conduct, and (3) denying defendant's motion to continue. For the reasons stated below, we hold that the Court of Appeals erred with regard to the second and third issues. Accordingly, we affirm in part and reverse in part the decision of the Court of Appeals and remand this…