California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Duft, B265145 (Cal. App. 2017):
14. "'The concepts of perfect and imperfect self-defense are not entirely separate, but are intertwined. We have explained that "the ordinary self-defense doctrineapplicable when a defendant reasonably believes that his safety is endangeredmay not be invoked by a defendant who, through his own wrongful conduct (e.g., the initiation of a physical attack or the commission of a felony), has created circumstances under which his adversary's attack or pursuit is legally justified. [Citations.] It follows, a fortiori, that the imperfect self-defense doctrine cannot be invoked in such circumstances."'" (People v. Enraca (2012) 53 Cal.4th 735, 761.)
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