Supreme Court of California

In a conviction of a defendant for involuntary manslaughter and assault on a child causing death, court of appeal's reversal of the conviction for assault on a child causing death is reversed and remanded where the trial court had no sua sponte duty to instruct on the lesser offense of simple assault.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/05/2012
• Published 11/05/2012

Judges

• Baxter

Court

• Supreme Court of California

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