State v. Ward

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant assigns as error the failure of the court to define self-defense as it related to each of the offenses of which he could have been found guilty. The definition of self-defense was given completely and correctly following the definition of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. After defining the crime of assault with a firearm inflicting serious injury, the court instructed the jury that if they were not satisfied of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, they should return a verdict of not guilty, “bearing in mind, ladies and gentlemen…