State v. Sprouse

How courts have described this case

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• emphasizing that the relevant inquiry when determining whether a suspect is in custody revolves around the objective circumstances surrounding the encounter and not the subjective views harbored by the investigator or the suspect
• identifying the elements of ABHAN as an unlawful act of violent injury accompanied by circumstances of aggravation
• trial judge is required to charge jury on lesser included offense if there is evidence from which it could be inferred defendant committed lesser, rather than greater offense
• trial judge is required to charge jury on lesser included offense if there is evidence from which it could be inferred defendant committed lesser, rather than greater offense

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