California Court of Appeal

In murder case where there was conflicting testimony on who fired first, defendant's entitlement to perfect self-defense jury instruction did not preclude an imperfect self-defense jury instruction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2001
• Published 11/26/2001

Judges

•  BOLAND, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Robert E. Boyce, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Marc E. Turchin, Acting Senior Assistant Attorney General, Brad D. Levenson and Richard B. Cullather, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.