P. v. Rodriguez CA4/1
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Laura W. Halgren, Judge. Affirmed.
Jason L. Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Eric A. Swenson and Heather M. Clark, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
A jury convicted Samuel Rodriguez of one count of making a criminal threat to his attending psychiatrist, Dr. S. (Pen. Code, § 422, subd. (a).) At the time of the threats, they were in the emergency department of the County Mental Health hospital (CMH), while Rodriguez being detained on a hold under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court committed reversible error in failing to instruct the jury on the affirmative defense of self-defense. We affirm.
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