SCHOLFIELD, A.C.J.
The State appeals an order granting a new trial to defendant Charles R. Hatley and the denial of its motion for reconsideration of that order. Hatley cross-appeals, contending that (1) the court's reasonable doubt instruction was erroneous, (2) the court erred in admitting two gruesome photographs of one of the victims, (3) his claim of "imperfect" self-defense reduced the degree of homicide to manslaughter, and (4) the State improperly commented...
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