Beckford v. in Re: Guardianship of Wayne Astor Beckford

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• the trial court erred in giving the provocation instruction when there was no evi- dence that would allow a jury to find that the defendant’s theft was done with the intent of provoking the owner to react physically so that the defendant could then injure or kill the owner
• the trial court erred in giv- ing the provocation instruction when there was no evidence that would allow a jury to find that the defendant’s theft was done with the intent of provoking the owner to react physically so that the defendant could then injure or kill the owner

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