Farrington v. Gregory

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• finding it error not to instruct appellant could use knife when brandishing it failed to deter assailants who were unarmed but outnumbered and outsized appellant enough to justify use of dangerous weapon in self-defense
• distinguishing between use of a knife as a deterrent and use of a knife in a 14 United States v. Johnson, NMCCA No. 201800249 Opinion of the Court manner likely to “inflict grievous bodily harm”
• military judge must tailor instructions to facts of case

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