¶ Defendant was indicted for manslaughter in the first degree for the shooting death of Porfirio Fonseca on June 22, 1981. After a trial by jury, during which defendant relied on the defense of justification, defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to an indeterminate term of incarceration of 4 to 12 years. On this appeal, defendant urges that certain errors during the trial require reversal of her conviction. We disagree and affirm. ¶ Defendant claims...
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