Keeble v. U.S., No. 72-5323 (U.S. Supreme Court) (412 U.S. 205; 93 S.Ct. 1993) (May 29, 1973) (Justice Brennan)
Case established principle that, regardless of the weight of the evidence, a defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on a lesser included offense if the evidence would allow a rational jury to convict him of the lesser offense.
Case held that a defendant is entitled to an instruction on ...
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