ARNOLD, Judge.
Defendant contends that the trial court in effect equated manslaughter with second degree murder by instructing that defendant would be guilty of manslaughter if "he intentionally and unlawfully stabbed and killed Harold Arthur ...." It is well settled, however, that the charge of the court will be construed contextually, and when it is correct as a whole, isolated portions will not be held to be prejudicial. State v. Lee,
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