People v. Scobee CA3

Filed 1/13/22 P. v. Scobee CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C092306

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 18FE014720)

v.

WESLEY HEATON SCOBEE,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Wesley Heaton Scobee was charged with the first degree murder of his father. At trial, defendant testified that his father was an alcoholic who verbally abused him; defendant “snapped” when he learned that his father was having a sexual relationship with defendant’s girlfriend and he shot his father in the head. He was convicted of second degree murder with the use of a firearm. He now claims that he is entitled to a reduction of his conviction to voluntary manslaughter because the…