OPINION
BRAMMER, Judge.
¶ 1 The state appeals from the trial court's grant of appellee Adam Scott King's motion for a new trial after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder. The state argues the trial court abused its discretion in concluding the jury should have been instructed on self defense. We reverse.
Factual and Procedural Background
¶ 2 Viewed in the light most favorable to sustaining King's conviction...
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