LIACOS, C.J.
The defendant fatally stabbed her boy friend during an argument. She was indicted on a charge of manslaughter. G.L.c. 265, § 13 (1992 ed.). At trial, she claimed self-defense. A jury found her guilty. She was sentenced to from sixteen to twenty years in prison. She appealed and we granted her application for direct appellate review. In this appeal, she raises three issues which, she asserts, require reversal: (1) that the judge erred in excluding...
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