WHICHARD, Justice.
Defendant was convicted of first degree murder after a noncapital trial. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment. We award a new trial for error in refusing a requested jury instruction.
The State's evidence, in pertinent summary, showed the following:
Connie Williams, defendant's half-sister, testified that she had been dating Isaiah Barnes, the victim, for two years at the time of his death. On 18 September 1986 the...
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