Opinion ID: 1887629
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Text: ¶ 39. This Court finds that the trial court's denial of the defense to cross-examine the state's expert, Dr. McGarry, about information he received during the autopsy regarding Marshall's intake of drugs and alcohol on the night of her death was error. We further hold that the failure to instruct the jury on the elements of the underlying crime of murder, specifically, eliminating the element of evincing a depraved heart, regardless of human life from the jury instructions on depraved heart murder, constitutes reversible error. ¶ 40. This case is reversed and remanded for a new trial and proceedings consistent with this opinion. ¶ 41. REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR A NEW TRIAL. SENTENCE IS VACATED. PRATHER, C.J., SULLIVAN, P.J., and BANKS, McRAE, ROBERTS, MILLS and WALLER, JJ., concur. SMITH, J., concurs in result only.