People v. Twine CA1/3

Filed 5/5/25 P. v. Twine CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A169814

v. EDWARD TWINE, (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. 21CR009285) Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Edward Twine appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder and other offenses. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion in limiting expert testimony of his mental deficits, which he offered to support his defense that he did not act with implied malice or reckless indifference to human life. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCDURAL BACKGROUND

I. The Crime and Investigation

The victim of defendant’s crimes was Halia Gebrezghi. On the night of July 10, 2021,…