BENTON, Judge.
Inescio Delacruz was convicted by a jury of brandishing a firearm in violation of Code § 18.2-282 and fined $500. The sole question presented by this appeal is whether Delacruz was entitled to have the jury instructed on the law of self defense. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the jury should have been so instructed.
The statement of facts recites that twelve police officers, some of whom were not in uniform, went to Ramon...
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