State v. Nunez
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The Supreme Court reversed Defendant's conviction of one count of premeditated first-degree murder and one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, holding that there was error in the jury instructions given during Defendant's trial.
On appeal, Defendant argued that the trial court erred in allowing the homicide prosecution to proceed where he made an assertion of self-defense and that the trial court erred in concluding that an instruction on involuntary manslaughter was legally inappropriate. The Supreme Court reversed the murder conviction and remanded this case for further proceedings, holding (1) the State's case was sufficient to proceed with prosecution; and (2) it was error for the trial court to deny the requested instruction on involuntary manslaughter, and the error was prejudicial.
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