- Criminal: San Bernardino Superior Judge Shannon Faherty’s jury instructions affirmed in P. v. Pauldo (FVI20000790/E078226)
- Buddie Pauldo fatally slit a man’s throat in a 99 Cent Store. Pauldo claimed it was self-defense, while prosecutors claimed Pauldo slit the throat of a boyfriend who was defending his girlfriend and another girl from Pauldo’s inappropriate touching. A jury found him guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, but acquitted him of attempted murder. Pauldo appealed his conviction, claiming the judge mistakenly decided not to include a jury instruction that would have allowed the jury to consider prior threats from a third party when deciding whether he acted in self-defense. The court disagreed, and said his testimony did