P. v. Lovely CA5
Appellant/defendant Steven Lovely was an inmate at Kern Valley State Prison and housed with Scott McInnis. On the morning of December 25, 2011, correctional officers discovered McInnis was dead and the cell was covered in blood. The coroner later determined that McInnis had been beaten from blunt force trauma, and strangulation was the cause of death.
Defendant was charged with the first degree murder of McInnis. At trial, defendant testified that McInnis was a violent man who tried to kill him, and was jealous that defendant was about to be released on parole while McInnis was serving a lengthy sentence. Defendant testified that McInnis tried to strangle him, he fought back, and he strangled McInnis in self-defense.
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