In what circumstances will a defendant be held responsible for the death of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a Defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Carney, C077558 (Cal. App. 2019):
Sanchez, supra, 26 Cal.4th at page 846, also cited other cases, including People v. Kemp (1957) 150 Cal.App.2d 654, which held two actors responsible for a death directly caused by one of them, where both engaged in a car race down a public street that resulted in the death of a person struck by the car of one of the defendants. And Sanchez cited with approval similar cases from other jurisdictions. (Id. at p. 847.)
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