P. v. Jackson
A jury found defendant guilty of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), and found true that he personally discharged a firearm that was the proximate cause of the death of the victim within the meaning of Penal Code section 12022.53, subdivision (d). Defendant, through his appellate counsel, maintains that the trial court abused its discretion and violated his constitutional right to a fair trial when it excluded evidence related to the victim’s violent character. His counsel on appeal also challenges the lower court’s ruling that qualified a detective as an expert and permitted him to testify about the expected location of shell casings if the gunman was in a particular position.
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