Lightbourn v. State

The writ of error brings for review judgment of conviction of manslaughter.

The defendant interposed the defense of self-defense.

During the course of giving instructions to the jury the court instructed the jury as follows:

“Before a person can avail himself of the defense that he used a deadly weapon in defense of his life, he must satisfy the jury beyond and to the exclusion of a reasonable doubt that it was necessary to protect his.own life and protect himself from great bodily harm.”

' The court gave the jury other instructions which were in conflict with the enunciation included in this…