Vice Chief Justice PELANDER, opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 We address in this case whether, in a prosecution for second-degree murder, the trial court may instruct the jury on manslaughter over a defendant's objection if the evidence supports a finding that the killing occurred "upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion resulting from adequate provocation...
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