P. v. Robinson CA1/5
Aaron Clayton Robinson shot and killed Dominique Thomas, a neighborhood gang member, allegedly in self-defense. A jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter and found he personally used a firearm in committing the offense. Robinson argues (1) the standard instructions on justifiable homicide in self-defense are flawed; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by excluding various pieces of evidence; and (3) the case should be remanded so the court can consider whether to strike the firearm enhancement under a 2017 amendment to Penal Code section 12022.5, subdivision (c). We agree the case should be remanded to consider the firearm enhancement, but we otherwise affirm the conviction.
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