State v. Adviento.

Concurring Opinion by

ACOBA, J.

I agree with the holding and core rationale of the majority opinion in this case, that the circuit court of the first circuit (the court) had the duty and obligation to instruct the jury on the mitigating defense of Extreme Mental and Emotional Distress (EMED) manslaughter to a charge of murder, because our cases and the public interest mandate accurate and true verdicts based on the law and the evidence. Such verdicts cannot be attained insofar as trial strategies based on a “win-lose”, or an “all or nothing” approach are allowed to govern. State v. Haanio, 94…