People v. Evans

Opinion by

Judge VOGT.

Defendant, Marvin Evans, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of second degree murder. We affirm.

Defendant strangled the victim, his girlfriend, with a necktie while the two were fighting. At trial, defendant admitted strangling her, but claimed that he had done so in response to provocation by her.

The jury was instructed on first degree murder, with which defendant had been charged, and also on second degree murder, heat of passion manslaughter, reckless manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide. The conviction here at…