P. v. Luu
A jury convicted defendant Trang Dieu Luu of the second degree murder of Shazia Haq and found true various firearm allegations. The trial court sentenced defendant to a term of 40 years to life, with an award of 476 days of custody credit. Defendant contends the trial court erred when it declined to instruct on voluntary manslaughter. Court find no error because there was no substantial evidence of a killing committed in the heat of passion. Therefore, other than modifying the judgment to reflect defendants entitlement to one additional day of presentence custody credit, Court affirm.
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