Arizona Supreme Court· 6/19/1986

State v. Plew

Citations

722 P.2d 243
150 Ariz. 75
1986 Ariz. LEXIS 231

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self-defense instruction required even though evidence of self-defensive action was limited to defendant’s uncorroborated testimony
instruction required because defendant presented slightest evidence of self-defense, although record was “ambigu[ous]” and in conflict
defendant entitled to a self defense instruction even though he denied shooting the victim
“A defendant who denies shooting the victim may not thereafter claim self-defense.”
“While the appellant does indeed deny shooting the victim or intending any harm, he also states several times that he is unsure of exactly what transpired. His testimony throughout the cross-examination is ambivalent on this point.”
defense of a third person

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Judges: Cameron, Feldman, Gordon, Hays, Holohan

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