Legal Opinion

People v. Nunn

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 18, 1996No. D023930PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BENKE, Acting P. J.

In this case we discuss the limitations imposed by Penal Code 2 section 29 on the scope of opinion testimony concerning a criminal defendant’s state of mind at the time of a charged offense.

Appellant Rodney Holden Nunn was convicted of four counts of attempted murder and nine counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Thirteen section 12022.5, subdivision (a), firearm use allegations and two section 12022.7 infliction of great bodily injury allegations were found true. Nunn was sentenced to a prison term of 39 years, 8 months. He appeals, arguing the trial court erred…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. GonzalezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  2. People v. ArisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
  3. People v. CzaharaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  4. In Re MuszalskiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  5. People v. YoungCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. People v. CortesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011

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