State v. Low

AMENDED OPINION

On Certification from the Utah Court of Appeals

PARRISH, Justice:

T 1 Erik Kurtis Low was charged with the murder of Michael Hirschey and ultimately convicted of manslaughter by a jury. Low argues on appeal that the district court erred by instructing the jury on extreme emotional distress manslaughter and imperfect self-defense manslaughter over his objection. We hold that the jury was properly instructed as to imperfect self-defense manslaughter, but we find merit in Low's argument with respect to the inclusion of the instruction for extreme emotional distress manslaughter. We…