Is there any case law that supports the argument that an indiscriminate would-be killer who fires into the crowd is just as culpable as one who targets a specific victim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Maxstadt, A153888 (Cal. App. 2019):
to kill a human being, not a particular human being.' " (People v. Perez (2010) 50 Cal.4th 222, 225.) Thus, "an indiscriminate would-be killer who fires into a crowd is just as culpable as one who targets a specific victim." (Houston, supra, 54 Cal.4th at p. 1218.) It is undisputed that Maxstadt knew there were officers behind him, and any further indication that he knew which officer in particular he was shooting at was not required.
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