Is a murder conspirator necessarily guilty of first degree murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Anthony, 244 Cal.Rptr.3d 499, 32 Cal.App.5th 1102 (Cal. App. 2019):
First, as we have already discussed, murder conspirators are necessarily guilty of first degree murder. ( People v. Cortez , supra , 18 Cal.4th at pp. 12371238, 77 Cal.Rptr.2d 733, 960 P.2d 537.)
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