P. v. Gattis
On April 18, 2011, 58-year-old Vance Gattis was convicted by a jury of second degree murder, in violation of Penal Code section 187.[1] As a result of his three prior convictions, his prior state prison term, and serious felony findings, he was sentenced to state prison for a total term of 46 years to life.
Defendant claims that his constitutional rights were violated by jury instructions that were contradictory, inaccurate, and prejudicially misleading. He also argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel with respect to some jury instructions and that the trial court erred in admitting irrelevant and remote evidence of his prior domestic violence. We disagree and affirm.
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