P. v. Chades
A jury convicted defendant of first degree murder for strangling 67-year-old victim. The trial court sentenced defendant to 25 years to life. On appeal, defendant claims there was insufficient evidence to support that the killing was deliberate and premeditated. Defendant also claims that the trial court failed to instruct adequately on the provocation that could reduce first degree murder to second degree murder. Court concluded that there was substantial evidence to support the jury’s verdict of premeditated murder. Court also concluded that the court had no sua sponte duty to provide an additional instruction and that the instructions on the lesser offense were adequate when viewed as a whole. Court affirmed the judgment.
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