California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Guerrero, D069072 (Cal. App. 2016):
premeditated when it is considered beforehand and deliberate when the decision to commit the crime is formed or arrived at or determined upon as a result of careful thought and weighing of considerations for and against the proposed course of action." (People v. Gonzalez (2012) 210 Cal.App.4th 875, 886.)
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