P. v. Burton CA4/1
A restaurant owner asked Burton, who was homeless, to leave the premises. In the altercation that followed, Burton stabbed the owner with a pocketknife. The owner subsequently suffered cardiac arrest and was rendered comatose. A jury convicted Burton of attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault and found true the allegations that Burton personally used a knife and personally caused great bodily injury. The trial court sentenced Burton to prison for a term of 14 years, six months.
On appeal, Burton contends the admission of evidence related to prior acts of misconduct under Evidence Code section 1101, subdivision (b) (section 1101(b)) constituted prejudicial error. We reject this contention and affirm the judgment.
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