California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, C080209 (Cal. App. 2017):
On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion under Evidence Code section 1043, also known as a Pitchess motion (Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531), for disclosure of previous complaints made against the correctional officer whose testicles defendant grabbed; and (2) the trial court prejudicially erred and violated defendant's federal constitutional rights by failing to properly instruct the jury on self-defense.
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