KELLY, Chief Judge.
The defendant, Larry Gordon, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of second-degree murder and a crime of violence. He contends that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of reckless manslaughter and in admitting testimony of his prior acts of violence toward the victim. We agree with the defendant's first contention and reverse.
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