Does the meaning of "reckless indifference to human life" need to be clarified?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. West, A152085 (Cal. App. 2020):
We further find the court did not have a sua sponte duty to instruct on the meaning of "reasonable prospect of an acquittal." A court does not have to define phrases that are commonly understood and do not have a technical meaning peculiar to the law. (See People v. Estrada (1995) 11 Cal.4th 568, 574, 578-579 [holding "reckless indifference to human life" does not have a
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