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Mrs. Burns' Lesser Included Offense Pyramid: Important New Rules for Charging the Jury ( November 1999 )
Given the requirement of a charge to the jury on lesser included offenses, the obvious questions arise as to what offenses are lesser included to others and when should they be instructed. These issues have continued to perplex the courts, due in no small measure to the tendency of the legislature to constantly modify the elements of criminal offenses.
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