MARGULIES, J.
A jury convicted defendant Pedro Joaquin Olivas of second degree murder and assault on a child under eight years of age resulting in death. The trial court sentenced him to a term of 25 years to life in state prison.
Defendant contends his convictions must be reversed because (1) the trial court allowed the prosecutor to exclude prospective Hispanic jurors in a racially discriminatory manner and declined to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter...
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