Keasler, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Today we seek to resolve a conflict among the lower courts. Some courts have held that, when a trial court sua sponte issues a defensive jury instruction but fails to apply it to a lesser-included offense, the court commits no error unless the defendant objects. 1 Others, including the First <a class="page-label" data-="1" da…
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