California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty., E061965 (Cal. App. 2015):
Defendant asserts that even if there was sufficient evidence to support a finding of intent to kill, there was insufficient evidence that he premeditated the killing. There is no fixed amount of time during which a defendant must contemplate the crime; it is enough if there is sufficient time for some reflection over the intended act. (People v. Watkins (2012) 55 Cal.4th 999.) Again, the evidence was sufficient to support the conclusion that over the course of the incident, defendant had the time to form and reflect on his intent to kill the victim.
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