This is an appeal from a judgment convicting defendant of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison. Because of two errors made by the trial court, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
First, a charge on justification, including justification in defense of third persons, should have been given in view of the conduct...
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