(1)Where defendant challenged his convictions for first-degree and second-degree murder, the trial court erred by refusing to submit a proposed instruction that instructed on the lesser-included offenses of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter because there was sufficient evidence from ...

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State v. Steidley (MLW No. 71084/Case No. WD79348 – 23 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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