People v. Quillen CA3

Filed 6/17/14 P. v. Quillen CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Yolo) ----

THE PEOPLE, C071297

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CRF113853)

v.

CHARLES CAMERON QUILLIN,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Charles Cameron Quillin shot his friend Matthew Smith to death following an argument they had in defendant’s trailer home. A jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder and found he had personally used a firearm, resulting in a sentence of 50 years to life in prison. On appeal, defendant raises four instructional issues. Rejecting these arguments, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A The Prosecution’s Case Defendant and the victim Smith had been friends since about…