Opinion
The opinion
STONE, Chief Judge,
concurring specially.
Were this not a claim of self-defense, I would not have deemed the error prejudicial. I also note that the rumor evidence might have been relevant to explain why the victim had a knife as Defendant claimed, but the victim denied having a knife.
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