P. v. Tafoya
A jury rejected defendant Alfredo Daniel Tafoya’s imperfect self-defense or defense of another and convicted him of the second degree murder of two young men at a quinceañera populated by both Norteño and Sureño gang members. On appeal, he contends the trial court committed prejudicial error by failing to give a defense instruction on antecedent threats made by Norteños. We disagree that the modified instruction accepted by defense counsel constituted ineffective assistance of counsel or reversible error. Because we conclude there was no prejudice, we affirm the judgment.
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