DECKER, C.J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the jury instruction concerning defendant's intoxication may have impermissibly shifted the burden of persuasion to the defendant, or is otherwise erroneous as a matter of law. We find no error and affirm.
Defendant was charged with first-degree murder and convicted after a jury trial. His sole defense was that he was intoxicated at the time of the killing and lacked intent to kill. The jury was instructed...
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