In a domestic violence case, what is the test for determining whether a defendant has a history of violence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Powell, B295965 (Cal. App. 2020):
with evidence of defendant's violence toward her the day before. (See, e.g., People v. Gaut (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 1425, 1431-1432 [defendant had a history of threatening and assaulting victim].)
2. Causation
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