P. v. Colin CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Donald Colin was upset when the manager of the Santa Cruz Inn (the Inn), Mageneran Govender, required a deposit in addition to the rate to rent a room for the night. Defendant left the Inn and went across the street, yelling at Govender and the Inn’s maintenance man and security guard, Rene Rodriguez, that they were “fucking Muslims.” Govender yelled back and defendant approached them. Defendant stabbed Govender in the neck. Govender tried to punch defendant but was too weak. He got up to run away and defendant stabbed him in the back. Defendant then chased after Rodriguez and eventually stabbed him in the shoulder. Defendant testified that he never stabbed either of the two men and that Rodriguez hit him with a baseball bat.
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