In what circumstances will the court uphold a jury verdict in a case involving two defendants?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cooper, B283492 (Cal. App. 2018):
In People v. Medina (2016) 245 Cal.App.4th 778 (Medina), a two defendant case, the appellate court upheld the jury verdict against a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence of reckless indifference to human life. The first defendant, Medina, was involved in setting up an attempted robbery, armed himself prior to going to the scene of the robbery, pointed his gun at the
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