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STATE v. FELTON

180 N.J. Super. 361 (1981)

434 A.2d 1131

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. SYNORIA FELTON, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Harrison J. Gordon, Designated Counsel, on the brief).

James R. Zazzali, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (John J. Degnan, former Attorney General; Ann Zeloof, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges KING, FRANCIS and FURMAN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by FURMAN, J.A.D.

Defendant was convicted of manslaughter following a jury trial and sentenced to a State Prison term of one to three years. Her defense was self-defense. At issue on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in his jury charge defining defendant's duty to retreat when attacked within her own dwelling.

Defendant and William Williams, the victim, were parents...

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