Is there any case law supporting the theory of deliberate and premeditated murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Echavarria, 13 Cal.App.5th 1255, 221 Cal.Rptr.3d 608 (Cal. App. 2017):
The theory of premeditation as it relates to Battaglia is weak. " A verdict of deliberate and premeditated first degree murder requires more than a showing of intent to kill. [Citation.] "Deliberation" refers to careful weighing of considerations in forming a course of action; "premeditation" means thought over in advance. " ( People v. Casares (2016) 62 Cal.4th 808, 824, 198 Cal.Rptr.3d 167, 364 P.3d 1093.)
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