ELDRIDGE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. MURPHY, C.J., and RODOWSKY, J., concur in part and dissent in part. RODOWSKY, J., filed a concurring and dissenting opinion at page 696 infra, in which MURPHY, C.J. concurs.
We granted the defendant's petition for a writ of certiorari in this criminal case primarily to resolve the question of whether a defendant, charged with one offense, may be convicted of a lesser included offense even though the lesser included...
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