KLEIN, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of second degree murder because he killed his wife, in the midst of an argument, by striking her repeatedly with a sugar cane machete. He argues that the trial court erred in not allowing him to introduce the evidence of their stormy 16 month marriage because it was relevant to demonstrate that the killing was a crime of passion, and could have persuaded the jury to convict him of manslaughter. We affirm.
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