Opinion ID: 1247657
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Heading: Modification of Section 190.3, Factor (f).

Text: (50) Defendant contends the trial court sua sponte should have modified CALJIC No. 8.84.1 factor (f) (Whether or not the offense was committed under circumstances which the defendant reasonably believed to be a moral justification or extenuation for his conduct) so that a finding of a reasonable belief in extenuation for the shooting could be deemed a factor in mitigation in light of evidence presented by Gary Ingalls that Dukar attempted to pull his own gun at the time he was shot. We disagree. The instruction as given left room for defendant's argument, and such argument also would have fit perfectly under factor (k) of section 190.3 in CALJIC No. 8.84.1 (Any other circumstance which extenuates the gravity of the crime even though it is not a legal excuse for the crime). (See People v. Ghent, supra, 43 Cal.3d at p. 776.)