State v. Ruffner

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

The defendant, Jack Ruffner, appeals from a Superior Court judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of murder in the second degree. The trial justice’s refusal to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter forms the basis of the defendant’s appeal. The defendant also contends that the trial justice committed reversible error by excluding a 911 dispatch report as evidence for the jury to consider. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of conviction.

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Facts and Procedural History

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