P. v. Cole CA2/2
Defendant and appellant Cameron Alex Cole (defendant) appeals from his murder conviction. He contends that the trial court abused its discretion in excluding evidence of the victim’s drug use, and it gave incorrect murder and manslaughter jury instructions. He also contends that the cumulative effect of such errors was so prejudicial as to deny him a fair trial. In addition defendant contends, and respondent agrees, that substantial evidence did not support the restitution order. Though we find no merit to defendant’s claims of evidentiary and instructional error, and thus find no prejudicial cumulative effect, we agree that substantial evidence did not support the restitution order. The restitution order is thus reversed and remanded for a new restitution hearing. We otherwise affirm the judgment.
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