This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 11/25/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Lee, 2020 CO 81; Galvan v. People, 2020 CO 82; People v. Garcia-Gonzalez, 2020COA166.

Keywords: 2nd Degree Assault – Strangulation – Equal Protection, Burden of Proof for Self-Defense Exception Instruction, Can "mere words" constitute provocation, Evidence of Provocation, The Party Presentation Principle , Multiple parties and provocation, Definition of "Land".

Links:

People v. Lee, 2020 CO 81

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/7cb8bc3b-eca9-44b5-878c-38f3cb3cd109.pdf

Galvan v. People, 2020 CO 82

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/1ba87a5c-898d-4687-8c76-0c56441d0817.pdf

People v. Garcia-Gonzalez, 2020COA166

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/d4320501-e18f-4deb-baac-2524b0debfb8.pdf

Musical Notes by Jonathan:

I like big band swing, but I have a selfish reason for sending this link; the vocalist is my cousin, Emma Nation. We have used this song to close out today's episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Wl6_0iBO8

Not to be outdone, Emma's sister, Melanie Henley Heyn, is a professional opera singer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR2WoEnpri0

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