Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial by the trial court's denial of his request to charge the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the first degree. We agree.
In order to be entitled to a requested charge on a lesser included offense, the defendant must show that the requested charge is a lesser included...
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