Does a defendant's act of discharging a firearm proximately cause injury to a police officer?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, F068319 (Cal. App. 2016):
People v. Palmer (2005) 133 Cal.App.4th 1141, 1153-1154 [finding defendant's act of discharging a firearm proximately caused officer's injury, although officer was injured diving for cover rather than from being shot].)
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