What is the test for assessing a defendant's claim of self-defense?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from The People v. Carrillo, B215973, No. NA077952 (Cal. App. 2010):

(People v. Adrian, supra, 135 Cal.App.3d at p. 342.) Without this critical explanation, it is reasonably probable that the jury would have reached a different result in assessing defendant's claim of self-defense.

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