Utah Supreme Court· 12/3/1985

State v. Knoll

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712 P.2d 211
1985 Utah LEXIS 975

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recognizing that “forcing] the prosecution to prove a negative” is “a burden the law does not often impose”
stating that \[albsence of self-defense is not an element of a homicide offense\
\[Slelf-defense is a justification for killing and a defense to prosecution.\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
although defendant had disarmed victim before assault, court found there was enough evidence in record to submit self-defense instruction
\Absence of self-defense is not an element of a homicide offense.\
“[A] defendant may have to assume the burden of producing some evidence of self- defense if there is no evidence in the prosecution’s case that would provide some kind of evidentiary foundation for a claim of self- defense.”

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Judges: Stewart, Hall, Howe, Durham, Zimmerman

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