Sykes v. State

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• Sykes did not have a right to a self-defense instruction based on evidence that, after the victim slapped Sykes, he left a tavern to retrieve and load a weapon, and then returned to shoot the victim—this made Sykes “the provoker.”

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Cited by

2 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Ruiz v. State
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1977-01-18· cited 22×
• Flores v. State
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1977-02-15· cited 14×

Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

• Muench v. State
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1973-10-02· cited 18×