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P. v. Faith
In 1981, a jury convicted defendant Stevin Noel Faith of the first degree murder of Deborah Cox. A federal writ of habeas corpus issued and a retrial was held in 2006. This time, the jury acquitted defendant of first degree murder but convicted him of murder in the second degree. The trial court sentenced defendant to a term of 15 years to life. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) statements of the victim were erroneously admitted, (2) one expert witness impermissibly vouched for another, (3) the admission of a photograph of the victim and her child was unduly prejudicial, (4) the court erred in refusing to instruct on an alternative theory of involuntary manslaughter, and (5) the cumulative effect of these multiple errors compels reversal. Court affirm the judgment.



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