OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE
CAVANAUGH, Judge.
This appeal presents us with the question of whether a criminal defendant, who uses justifiable force in defending himself against an assailant(s), may nonetheless be held criminally culpable for unintentionally injuring an innocent bystander. Having concluded that a criminal defendant may be held criminally culpable in these circumstances, we affirm the trial court's order which denied appellant's petition...
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