Whether the Petitioner should have been permitted a common law self-defense jury instruction in a racketeering conspiracy case involving convictions for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Aid of Racketeering and Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence based on violations of Michigan law

Question Presented In a racketeering conspiracy case involving convictions for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Aid of Racketeering and Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence based on violations of Michigan law, should the Petitioner have been permitted to a common law self defense jury instruction where at Michigan common law, being in commission of a crime at the time of the defense does not necessarily bar a self defense argument as one may only be held legally accountable as an aggressor for responsive conduct by another that is reasonably attributable to the individual’s own conduct? i