De Groot v. United States

.DENMAN, Circuit Judge. ■; . This'pase comes, up on an appeal from A . judgment following, a- /conviction bf. Harpy, De< Groot, barber and electrical worker, of the second-degree murder of Abe Hansen, moonshine purveyor, in Chichagof!, Alaska.

The errors assigned have to do with instructions concerning the obligation to retreat, and the belief in immediate danger of death or great bodily harm as elements in the law of killing in self-defense, and the burden of proof required when that defense is raised. They also concern comments by the court alleged to reflect on the credibility of Josephine…