Per Curiam.
The state asserts that the Court of Appeals erred in reversing appellee's conviction for murder. We agree.
The trial judge, in instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter, stated, in part, that:
"Voluntary manslaughter is knowingly causing the death of another while under extreme emotional stress brought on by serious provocation reasonably sufficient to incite the defendant into using deadly force...
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