State v. Lucero

OPINION

CASTILLO, Judge.

{1} Defendant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. On appeal, he argues that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court failed to properly instruct the jury on his claim of self-defense. We agree with Defendant and therefore reverse and remand this case for a new trial with proper jury instructions.

I. BACKGROUND

{2} Defendant and his girlfriend were watching movies at the home of Defendant’s mother when a ear pulled into the driveway at two thirty in the morning. Loud music played from the car stereo, and the car’s driver revved the engine and spun…