Does a jury have to agree unanimously on whether a murder was premeditated or felony?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Manibusan, S094890 (Cal. 2013):
The trial court did not err by failing to instruct the jurors during the guilt phase that they had to agree unanimously on whether the murder was premeditated and deliberate or felony murder. (People v. Tully (2102) 54 Cal.4th 952, 1023.)
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