Law360 Canada ( October 23, 2025, 9:37 AM EDT) -- Appeal by Sels from convictions for second-degree murder and assaults. During an altercation involving the mother of the appellant’s friend, Sels as well as the friend’s mother were assaulted. Sels was confronted with seven people, whom he perceived as an angry mob. He grabbed a knife and waved it in front of him, stabbing three people. One of them died and the other two were injured. The appellant was charged with one count of second-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault, and one count of assault with a weapon. At trial, he testified that he acted in defence of himself and his friend’s mother. He did not expressly rely on provocation, but his counsel asked the trial judge to leave that defence with the jury. The appellant was convicted on all three counts. On appeal, Sel argued that the trial judge inadequately instructed the jury on self-defence and erred in failing to leave provocation as a defence....