California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Carrera, E053997 (Cal. App. 2013):
possession of his car when last seen alive, and it was missing when his body was discovered." (Id. at p. 277.) Moreover, "[t]here was nothing more than sheer speculation to support the scenario now advanced by defendant that the idea of taking the victim's property did not arise until after the victim was dead." (Ibid.; accord, People v. Duncan, supra, 53 Cal.3d at p. 971.)
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