Stoneking v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

James Stoneking was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, attempted first-de gree murder, first-degree assault and first-degree burglary. He appeals, contending that the trial court erred in declining to give his proposed jury instruction on heat of passion and in refusing to allow the jury to hear a portion of a statement that Sto-neking made to the police. We affirm.

Stoneking’s conviction stems from an incident in which Stoneking broke into the house of his estranged wife, Maria Stonek-ing. In the living room of the house, Sto-neking encountered his wife and…