P. v. Bowen CA1/4
Appellant James Bowen appeals his convictions for battery and inflicting corporal injury on his girlfriend, Jane Doe. He argues the court failed to instruct the jury about the application of instructions on self-defense and defense of property to the lesser included offense of battery. He further argues the court should have instructed the jury on his right to eject a trespasser from his real property (here, a vehicle). We conclude Bowen has forfeited the argument about the jury instructions application to the lesser included offense, and in any event, the claim fails on the merits. We also conclude that the court properly refused to provide an instruction on defense of real property against a trespasser. We affirm.
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