Opinion by Judge ROTHENBERG.
Defendant, Kenneth Ferguson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree assault committed under a sudden heat of passion. Defendant also appeals the sentence imposed. We reverse the judgment, vacate the sentence, and remand for a new trial.
Defendant and the victim argued, exchanged racial epithets, and prepared to fight. According to the prosecution's evidence, when the victim...
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