TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Farrell Begay was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Walter Nakai. Upon a jury verdict, Begay was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and appeals on two grounds. First, he contends that an involuntary manslaughter instruction is inconsistent with a defense of self-defense and, therefore, should not have been given to the jury. Second, he argues that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant a mistrial based upon...
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