Legal Opinion
People v. Gomez
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 21, 1999No. B119652PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KITCHING, J.
Introduction
In this case, we decide expert testimony regarding battered women’s syndrome is not relevant unless there is sufficient factual evidence that the victim is a battered woman.
A jury found Daniel R. Gomez (Gomez) guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)), 1 during the commission of which he personally inflicted great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (d)), misdemeanor battery of a cohabitant (§ 243, subd. (e)), and misdemeanor…
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