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PEOPLE v. LEON

No. S143531.

8 Cal.5th 831 (2020)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE LUIS LEON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

January 23, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hersek , State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Andrea G. Asaro , Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland , Assistant Attorney General, Holly D. Wilkens and Kristen Kinnaird Chenelia , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

While his estranged girlfriend was studying abroad, defendant Jose Luis Leon went to her home and fatally stabbed her grandmother and 13-year-old brother. He also attacked her grandfather with a hatchet. Although admitting the crimes, he claimed he acted in imperfect self-defense. He was convicted of two counts...

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