People v. Garvin

Opinion

BUCKLEY, J.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Parrish Bryant Garvin was involved in an altercation with two deputies while he was incarcerated. He claimed that he had acted in self-defense. A jury found him not guilty of attempted murder but guilty of the lesser included offense of attempted voluntary manslaughter and found true a great bodily injury enhancement allegation. He was sentenced to six years eight months’ imprisonment.

Defendant argues that the trial court had a sua sponte duty to instruct on the effect of the victim’s antecedent assaults against defendant on the reasonableness of…