People v. Jenkins

— In an information the defendant was charged in count 1 with murder of Leon Williams, and in count 2 with assault with a deadly weapon on William Johnson. In a jury trial he was convicted of manslaughter on count 1, and of assault with a deadly weapon on count 2. The judgment was reversed on the ground that the jury had not been instructed properly regarding justifiable homicide. (People v. Jenkins, 232 Cal.App.2d 323 [42 Cal.Rptr. 654].)

Thereafter, an amended information was filed charging the defendant in count 1 with manslaughter of Leon Williams, and in count 2 with assault with a deadly…