State v. Whistnant

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• holding that defendant not entitled to instruction on lesser included offense of larceny in fourth degree when charged with robbery in first degree under facts of case
• no fundamental right to jury instruction on every lesser-included offense supported by evidence or indictment; defendant must preserve error by request ing the instruction
• entitlement to jury charge on, or trial court’s consideration of, lesser offense requires, among other things, that request for same, by either state or defendant, be made
• ‘‘[a] defendant is entitled to an instruction on a lesser offense if, and only if, the following conditions are met: (1) an appropriate instruction is requested by either the state or the defendant; (2

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