Certiorari Denied, No. 26,932, May 29, 2001.
OPINION
FRY, Judge.
{1} Defendant Annette Gallegos appeals from a conviction of involuntary manslaughter, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-2-3(B) (1994). She argues that the district court erroneously refused to instruct the jury on the theory of defense of another. We hold that Defendant was entitled to a jury instruction on this theory, and we therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.
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