OPINION
SCHUMACHER, Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of conviction and sentence for first degree manslaughter. Minn.Stat. § 609.20(2) (1992) (manslaughter while committing or attempting to commit a misdemeanor). We reverse, reduce the conviction to second degree manslaughter, and remand for resentencing.
FACTS
Steven Klasen died on January 10, 1993, of a single gunshot wound to his heart and lung area. The shot was fired during...
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