Appellant was convicted after jury trial of battery (Pen. Code, § 242) and assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)). The main issue raised in this appeal is whether, as a matter of law, a dog may ever be considered a "deadly weapon or instrument," within the meaning of Penal Code section 245, California's statute proscribing...
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