Defendant was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the first degree arising from the shooting death of Schvoan Topping on December 8, 1987. After jury trial, defendant was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and was sentenced as noted above.
On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in refusing defendant's request for a jury charge...
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