Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant confessed that he hired a codefendant to kill his wife, as a result of which she died from multiple stab wounds. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial court failed to adequately define the term "preponderance" in charging the jury that the defendant must establish the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance by a preponderance of the evidence. This issue is unpreserved for appellate review...
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