People v. Barnard

Defendant, Gary L. Barnard, appeals from a judgment entered by the circuit court of Saline County on May 26, 1989, following his conviction by a jury of the offense of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of Dennis Price. Defendant was initially charged by information with the offense of murder. The jury was instructed on the offenses of murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. Defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in submitting to the jury two State-tendered instructions relating to an initial aggressor’s limited right to use…