California Court of Appeal

The doctrine of imperfect self-defense cannot be based on delusion alone. Defendant's conviction for second degree murder involving the use of a knife is affirmed over his claim of error regarding his requested modification of a jury instruction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/26/2006
• Published 01/26/2006

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Janet J. Gray, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, Clayton S. Tanaka and Paul A. Bernardino, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.