Explore 11 imperfect self defense court cases in California. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
People v. Riggs, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Riggs, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly wea...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Motive, Opportunity, and Intent
People v. Aguilar, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Aguilar, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dead...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible for Motive, Court Affirms Murder Conviction
People v. Seigler, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Seigler, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dead...
Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Suppression Motion
People v. Hill, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's motion to...
Appellate Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Rejects "Heat of Passion" Defense
People v. Orozco, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Orozco, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly ...
Felony Evading Conviction Affirmed: Flight Shows Consciousness of Guilt
People v. Orozco, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony evading an officer. The appellate court affirm...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Misconduct Evidence
People v. Ball, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. T...
Prior misconduct evidence admissible to prove identity and intent
People v. Valle, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The ...
Felony evasion conviction affirmed; hit-and-run argument barred
People v. Barnum, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony evasion of a police officer and misdemeanor hit-and...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Excited Utterance Admissibility
People v. Gray, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Gray, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapo...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Evidence Admission
People v. Gonzalez, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Gonzalez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a de...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 11 imperfect self defense cases from courts in California. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding imperfect self defense cases in California include: calctapp (11 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 11.