Lair v. State

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant in this criminal case was charged with a violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1602 (Supp. 1985). He was convicted of that charge after a jury trial but, upon the recommendation of the jury, the trial court imposed no sentence. From that conviction comes this appeal. For reversal, the appellant argues that his conviction was not supported by substantial evidence, and that the trial court erred in refusing to give the appellant’s requested jury instruction on justification. We find the latter contention to be meritorious and we reverse.

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