P. v. Raleigh
Filed 3/17/06 P. v. Raleigh CA2/8
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION EIGHT
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DOUGLAS RALEIGH, Defendant and Appellant. | B180283 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. KA 067285) |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Bruce F. Marrs, Judge. Reversed.
Joanna Rehm, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews, and David E. Madeo, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Douglas Raleigh, a convicted felon, admittedly shot into a vehicle, seriously wounding one of the occupants, claiming he did so in defense of himself or his brother. The jury acquitted him of multiple charges but found him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Appellant contends there is no substantial evidence he possessed the firearm other than while using it in defense of himself or his brother and that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury he had no duty to retreat. He also contends use of a prior juvenile adjudication as a â€
