State v. Lawrence

Lawrence appeals his aggravated murder convictions and death sentences. For the reasons that follow, we uphold appellant’s convictions, vacate both death sentences, and remand to the trial court for resentencing in accordance with this opinion.

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In his first proposition of law, appellant argues that he was denied due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution when the trial court refused to instruct on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. We disagree.

Although voluntary manslaughter may be an inferior degree of aggravated murder,…