For the purposes of determining whether the actual perpetrator of a murder was mentally unfit to commit the crime, what is the current state of the law?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barrientos, F065845 (Cal. App. 2014):
for murder. (See People v. Mendoza, supra, 18 Cal.4th at p. 1123 ["the actual perpetrator must have whatever mental state is required for each crime charged"].)
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