DIXON, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction of second degree murder. Defendant was tried under the provisions of the Second Offender Act, § 556.280 RSMo 1969, and, upon a jury finding of guilt, the trial judge imposed a sentence of thirty years.
A single issue is presented. The defendant asserts that the trial court erred in refusing defendant's instruction on self-defense predicated upon a theory of "appearances."
Defendant struck and killed...
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