ELLA, J.
A jury found appellant guilty of the second-degree murder of his wife's lover and also found true an allegation that he had personally used a deadly weapon. (Pen. Code §§ 187, 12022, subd. (b).) The trial court sentenced him to a state prison term of 15 years to life. Appellant contends, "The trial court erred in instructing under CALCRIM No. 917 that mere "words' cannot establish a defense to battery, and in permitting the prosecutor to argue to...
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