State v. Walker

Timothy Todd Walker (Defendant) was tried and convicted of second degree murder for fatally stabbing a neighbor in a fight. Defendant challenges the trial court’s refusal to present to the jury Defendant’s requested self-defense instructions. We affirm Defendant’s conviction.

Defendant became acquainted with Roger Shepardson around Christmas 1992. Shepardson lived across the street, and two houses down, from Defendant. Defendant and his *769wife, Mrs. Michelle Walker, socialized with Shepardson on numerous occasions.

On the evening before Mother’s Day 1993, Defendant and Mrs. Walker saw Shepardson…