OPINION
PER CURIAM.
At his trial for battery upon an officer, appellant Carlos Mendez Rosas sought jury instructions on a lesser-included offense and on self-defense. Though State and defense witnesses presented some evidence to support both theories, the district court rejected the proffered instructions. This was error.
Pursuant to Nevada statutory and case law, a defendant may be convicted of a lesser offense that is necessarily included...
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