State v. Waloke

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After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court (1) did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant's motion to suppress and in admitting a video of Defendant's first interrogation, as Defendant made a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver of her Miranda rights in the first interrogation; (2) did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on the lesser offense of manslaughter in the second degree; and (3) did not err in denying a jury instruction on burglary and allowing Defendant's counsel to appropriately argue the elements of justifiable homicide. View "State v. Waloke" on Justia Law