Key legal question
Whether the defendant's knife use remained within lawful self-defense limits or constituted excessive self-defense
Extracted holding
The defendant exceeded permissible self-defense by using the knife in a clearly disproportionate manner.
Extracted reasoning
The attack involved fists and kicks, but the defendant responded with repeated forceful stabs to the upper body. The court stressed the special caution required when using a knife and held that less dangerous means or a less injurious use were available.