P. v. Melthatter
Appellant Mark Allen Melthratter shot Nathan Graunstadt several times with a semiautomatic pistol. At trial, appellant claimed he shot Graunstadt in self-defense. A jury convicted appellant of assault with a semiautomatic firearm (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (b)) and attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 187, subd. (a)) and the trial court sentenced him to state prison.
On appeal, appellant contends the court erred by: (1) striking evidence of his knowledge of Graunstadt’s “reputation for dangerousness;†(2) excluding three of Graunstadt’s prior violent acts; and (3) allowing an “unqualified ‘expert’ to testify on medical matters outside his area of expertise.â€
We affirm.
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