DeBRULER, Justice.
This is a direct appeal following conviction of the crime of voluntary manslaughter, a class B felony for which appellant received a twenty (20) year sentence. While two issues are raised for review, it is only necessary to address one; whether it was reversible error to instruct the jury that appellant had the burden of proving his defense of intoxication beyond a reasonable doubt.
The State tendered and the trial judge gave the following...
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