State v. Gaitan

OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

{1} A jury convicted Defendant Frederieo Gaitan of second degree murder as an accessory, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with evidence as an accessory, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on voluntary and involuntary manslaughter; and (2) whether the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of a pri- or bad act. We affirm.

Facts

{2} The deceased, Steven Zotigh, was stabbed after an altercation with Defendant and his companions Viento…