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PEOPLE v. THOMAS

Docket No. 14597.

269 Cal.App.2d 327 (1969)

74 Cal. Rptr. 617

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FREDDIE THOMAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

January 31, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Levin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Broady, Scarlett & Robenson and Earl C. Broady, Jr., for Defendant and Appellant.

Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and Megan A. Wagner, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

DUNN, J.

Appellant was engaged in a fight on July 11, 1966, with one Edward "Toughy" Ballard who died that date as a result of knife wounds inflicted by appellant, who was charged with his murder. At trial he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, a lesser and included offense. On this appeal, appellant asserts four grounds for reversal.

I. Did The Trial Court Err In Excluding Evidence Of Other Fights Involving Deceased?

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