Parker v. State

LEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On February 7, 1997, Christopher Braxton Parker was indicted for the murder of David Earl Jordan. On the 19th and 20th days of August, 1997, a trial was held, and Christopher Parker was found guilty for the murder of David Earl Jordan and given a life sentence. From this trial, Christopher Parker appeals and alleges that the trial court committed error in not allowing Parker to give the jury a manslaughter instruction and thereby excluding his defense of a lesser-included-crime. Finding his argument without merit, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On October 7, 1996, several…