California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lewis, A134480 (Cal. App. 2013):
starts a fight cannot claim provocation under these circumstances. (People v. Johnston (2003) 113 Cal.App.4th 1299, 1313 [armed defendant cannot claim provocation where he was the one who challenged the victim to fight].)
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