State v. LeFaber

128 Wn.2d 896 (1996)

913 P.2d 369

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent,

v.

VICTOR A. LeFABER, Petitioner.

No. 63090-9.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 28, 1996.

Stiley & Associates, by Patrick K. Stiley, for petitioner.

John G. Wetle, Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.

DOLLIVER, J.

Defendant Victor A. LeFaber challenges a trial court instruction as erroneously requiring that the jury find actual danger of imminent harm to accept his claim of self-defense. The court agrees the jury instruction failed to make manifestly clear the law of self-defense and thereby prevented Defendant from…