State v. Barriault

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• defendant not prejudiced by court's failure to give second degree manslaughter instruction where court instructed on second degree murder and first degree manslaughter and the jury convicted the defendant of the greater offense
• “The trial court did instruct on first-degree manslaughter, but the jury found defendant guilty of the greater offense of second degree murder. The jury verdict indicates that the defendant was not prejudiced by the failure to give a second-degree manslaughter instruction.”
• defendant not prejudiced by court’s failure to give second degree manslaughter instruction where court instructed on second degree murder and first degree manslaughter and the jury convicted the defendant of the greater offense

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