Is murder a natural and probable consequence of a target crime?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Young, A146206 (Cal. App. 2016):

Whether murder is a natural and probable consequence of a target crime is an objective determination. "On the issue of foreseeability the 'question is not whether the aider and abettor actually foresaw the . . . crime, but whether, judged objectively, it was reasonably foreseeable.' " (People v. Karapetyan (2006) 140 Cal.App.4th 1172, 1177, quoting Mendoza, supra, 18 Cal.4th at p. 1133.)

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