P. v. Johnson CA4/1
Channel Johnson stabbed her friend after a verbal argument. Johnson contended she was acting in self-defense, but a jury convicted her of attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 664; count 1), assault with a deadly weapon (id., § 245, subd. (a)(1); count 2), and cruelty to a child by inflicting mental suffering (id., § 273a, subd. (b); count 3). The jury further found that the attempted murder was willful, deliberate and premeditated (id., § 189); that Johnson personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife (id., §§ 1192.7, subd. (c)(23), 12022, subd. (b)(1)); and that she personally inflicted great bodily injury (id., §§ 1192.7, subd. (c)(8), 12022.7, subd. (a)).
On appeal, Johnson contends the trial court erred when it allowed the prosecution to introduce evidence of a prior stabbing incident under Evidence Code section 1101, subdivision (b).
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