BRACHTENBACH, J.
Defendant appeals his conviction for second degree murder. He claims that he was entitled to a proposed jury instruction explicitly placing on the prosecution the burden of proof of lack of excuse for the homicide of which he was convicted. We find the jury instructions as given to be sufficient and affirm.
Defendant's mother was found lying dead on the floor of her home. The defendant, who lived in the same house, described to the police...
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