People v. Aris

Opinion

CAMPBELL, P. J.

A jury convicted the defendant of second degree murder of her husband in August 1986. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.) 2 The jury also found that the defendant personally used a firearm. (§ 12022.5.) Defendant was sentenced to 15 years to life, and the firearm use enhancement was stayed.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred: (1) in excluding expert testimony that the defendant was a battered woman and how that affected her mental condition at the time of the killing; (2) in refusing to instruct the jury on self-defense; (3) in instructing the jury on unreasonable…