State v. Miguel Lacourt

Syllabus

The defendant, Miguel Lacourt, appealed from a May 24, 2024 judgment of conviction and commitment on one count of second-degree murder, one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, and one count of carrying a firearm without a license. Those convictions were the result of a jury trial held in the Providence County Superior Court. On appeal, the defendant contended that the trial justice erred in not instructing the jury on the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter \when there was more than minimal evidence of adequate provocation and that [the defendant] acted in the heat of passion.\ The Supreme Court held that the trial justice did not err in declining to instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.