Does a defendant have to prove that intent to kill was an element of the multiple-murder special circumstances?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Anderson, 240 Cal.Rptr. 585, 43 Cal.3d 1104, 742 P.2d 1306 (Cal. 1987):
Defendant contends that the court failed to instruct in accord with People v. Turner, supra, 37 Cal.3d 302, 208 Cal.Rptr. 196, 690 P.2d 669, that intent to kill was an element of the multiple-murder special circumstances.
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