JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court: The issue before this court is whether a homicide defendant is entitled to an instruction on self-defense when he testifies that he accidentally killed the victim. In People v. Lockett (1980), <a href="/opinion/2212113/people-v-lockett…
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