State v. Wiedrich

460 N.W.2d 680 (1990)

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Marvin WIEDRICH, Defendant and Appellant.

Cr. No. 890126.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

July 31, 1990.

Michael Ray Hoffman, Bismarck, for defendant and appellant.

James M. Vukelic, Deputy Atty. Gen., Bismarck, Joseph H. Kubik (appeared), State's Atty., Dickinson, for plaintiff and appellee.

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Marvin Wiedrich appealed from a jury conviction of manslaughter, alleging, among other issues, omissions from the jury instructions. We reverse the conviction.

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