SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
The defendant was charged with battery and second degree murder with a knife. She claimed self-defense and took the stand to support that contention. She was convicted of battery and the lesser included offense of manslaughter with a deadly weapon. We reject both of her arguments for reversal and affirm.
First, there was no error in permitting cross-examination of the defendant concerning the fact that in a statement freely given the...
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