Can a jury consider defendant's conduct after the killing in relation to the manner of the killing?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Disa, 1 Cal.App.5th 654, 204 Cal.Rptr.3d 870 (Cal. App. 2016):

In addition, the jury could reasonably consider defendant's conduct after the killing in relation to the manner of killing. (People v. Perez (1992) 2 Cal.4th 1117, 1128, 9 Cal.Rptr.2d 577, 831 P.2d 1159 (Perez ).) In Perez, after stabbing the victim, the defendant did not immediately flee the scene and instead searched dressers and jewelry boxes and changed a bandage on his bloody hand. Our high court observed the defendant's conduct would appear

[204 Cal.Rptr.3d 881]

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