Bruce v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of manslaughter and battery of a household member. Defendant appealed his manslaughter conviction. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in (1) denying Defendant’s post-trial motion for judgment of acquittal in relation to the manslaughter conviction; (2) denying Defendant’s motion for a new trial based upon inadmissible hearsay, as the district court immediately intervened and then gave the jury a curative instruction; (3) refusing to instruct the jury on Defendant’s claim of self-defense; and (4) admitting into evidence the deceased victim’s 911 call.
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