MANDERINO, Justice, concurring. I agree with the majority that appellant is entitled to a new trial because one accused of criminal homicide is entitled to an instruction on involuntary manslaughter, if requested, whether or not there is any “rational basis” in the mind of the trial judge for such a verdict. To refuse to hold that it is error not to instruct on involuntary manslaughter,…
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