P. v. Jones
A jury convicted Jeffrey Tyrone Jones of corporal injury to a cohabitant (Pen. Code, 273.5, subd. (a); (count 1));[1]assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury (GBI) ( 245, subd. (a)(1); (count 2)); and making criminal threats ( 422; (count 3)). The jury also found he personally inflicted GBI within the meaning of section 12022.7, subdivision (e). Appellant contends: (1) denial of his request for self-representation violated his right to represent himself (Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 (Faretta); and (2) the trial courts refusal to allow his expert to testify denied him his constitutional right to present a defense. Court affirm the judgment but remand the matter for resentencing.
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