Legal Opinion
DE JESUS VERDIN v. Superior Court of Riverside County
California Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 2008No. S143040PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
Petitioner, who stands charged with attempted premeditated murder as well as various other felony offenses, has announced his intention to rely on a “diminished actuality” defense. (See People v. Steele (2002) 27 Cal.4th 1230, 1253 [120 Cal.Rptr.2d 432, 47 P.3d 225].) That is, he intends to argue that as a result of his voluntary intoxication or mental condition, he did not actually entertain the requisite mental state for the charged crimes. In support of this defense, he intends to rely on the expert testimony of Dr. Francisco Gomez, a psychiatrist who examined him and…
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