DIAZ, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. Noah Brent Chinn was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a twenty-year prison term. Finding that the trial court erred in failing to grant a jury instruction on the defendant's theory of the case, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
Facts
¶ 2. Around 2:00 a.m. on July 31, 2004, Chinn and his wife Shaniqua arrived at the house of Latonsia and Jerry Patterson. According to Latonsia, the Chinns...
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