De MUNIZ, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for murder, ORS 163.115, after a jury trial. We affirm.
At about 2 a.m. on April 17, 1991, defendant shot and killed the victim with a single shotgun blast to the head. The killing occurred on a largely deserted Portland street where there is heavy drug use and where gun shots are heard on a daily basis. Defendant did not deny killing the victim but claimed self-defense. He testified that the victim had lifted...
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