Is a defendant entitled to a 'reasonable opportunity' to reflect upon his actions when he changes his or her location?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Cabrera, H037730 (Cal. App. 2013):

court could find a defendant had a 'reasonable opportunity to reflect upon his or her actions' even though the parties never changed physical locations and the parties 'merely' changed positions." (People v. Irvin (1996) 43 Cal.App.4th 1063, 1071.)

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