Is it proper for a defendant to flee from the scene of a crime where there is evidence that they were conscious of guilt?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moffett, D076344 (Cal. App. 2020):
CALCRIM No. 372 is proper if there is any evidence from which a juror could reasonably infer a defendant's departure from the crime scene was motivated out of consciousness of guilt. (People v. Cage (2015) 62 Cal.4th 256, 285.) Furthermore, flight does not require literal running, but a purpose to avoid being observed or arrested. (Ibid.)
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