GULOTTA, Judge.
Defendant appeals her conviction for manslaughter in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. Because we conclude that the trial judge prejudicially erred by curtailing the defendant's voir dire examination and by failing to give a complete general charge to the jury on the elements of the offense, we reverse and set aside the conviction and sentence.
On June 21, 1981, three month old Cedric Wade was found dead in an apartment in the Desire Housing Project...
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