What is the test for a claim of imperfect self-defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, B241343 (Cal. App. 2014):
him at least once. (See People v. Valencia (2008) 43 Cal.4th 268, 288 ["not every unreasonable belief will support a claim of imperfect self-defense but only one that, if reasonable, would support a claim of perfect self-defense"].)
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