HUNTER, Judge.
Jeffery Tremaine Williams ("defendant") appeals from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter. We conclude defendant is entitled to a new trial because the trial court failed to include not guilty by reason of self-defense as a possible verdict in its final mandate to the jury.
The evidence presented at trial is briefly summarized as follows: On 2 May 1999, the body of Halton Taylor ("Taylor") was discovered at approximately 4:20 a.m. on Montgomery...
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