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STATE v. CHAVES

No. COA15-587.

782 S.E.2d 540 (2016)

STATE of North Carolina v. Silvestre Alvarado CHAVES.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 1, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper , Attorney General, by Kimberly D. Potter , Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State.

Staples Hughes , Appellate Defender, by Constance E. Widenhouse , Assistant Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Silvestre Alvarado Chaves ("Defendant") appeals from his conviction for second-degree murder. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by declining to instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter. After careful review, we conclude that Defendant received a fair trial free from error.

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