Does a prior flight conviction for assault and robbery provide an incentive for appellant to commit the same crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Scheer, 68 Cal.App.4th 1009, 80 Cal.Rptr.2d 676 (Cal. App. 1998):
Moreover, commission of the prior flight offense does not provide a motive, i.e., incentive, for appellant to commit the current crime. (Cf. People v. Arias (1996) 13 Cal.4th 92, 127-128, 51 Cal.Rptr.2d 770, 913 P.2d 980 [kidnapping and robbery of victim was motivated by defendant's need for money and transportation to escape apprehension for crimes committed 13 days earlier].)
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