P. v. Ranger
Defendant and appellant Michael Shaun Ranger appeals from his conviction of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury concerning the effect of the victim’s antecedent threats on defendant’s right to self defense. Defendant also contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel due to his trial attorney’s failure to request two pinpoint instructions, one regarding the effect of antecedent threats on the measures taken in self-defense, and the other defining excessive force as “clearly vindictive.†We find no error and conclude that defendant has not established ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment.
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