PEOPLE v. SANCHEZ

No. B230162.

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ABRAHAM SANCHEZ, Defendant and Appellant.

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

Filed January 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Levy , by appointment of the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Sanchez and John Yang , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

MANELLA, J.

INTRODUCTION

Abraham Sanchez appeals from a judgment of conviction for first degree murder. He contends his conviction should be reversed because (1) the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury, sua sponte, on the heat-of-passion theory of voluntary manslaughter; (2) the jury was instructed with an erroneous instruction, CALJIC No. 5.17; (3) the prosecutor committed misconduct; and...

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