State Tennessee v. Robert Renner

We accepted the defendants, Robert Renner, application in order to clarify the "no duty to retreat" rule as generally applied within the broad context of the law of self-defense and, specifically, as the rule applies to the narrow facts and circumstances of this case. The issue is whether the prosecutor, by either cross-examination or argument, misled the jury by suggesting the existence of a "duty to retreat" rule. This suggestion, Renner contends, prejudiced and deprived him of a fair trial. The Court of Criminal Appeals concluded that Renner had received a fair trial. We are of the same opinion and affirm the judgment.