What is considered to be a "prepared decision to kill" in a murder case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Nazeri, G041897, No. 06HF1654 (Cal. App. 2010):
1122.)) In Thomas, supra, 2 Cal.4th 489, the defendant's returning to his car to get a rifle and ammunition before the committing the murders showed planning activity. (Id. at p. 517.) And in People v. Lewis (2009) 46 Cal.4th 1255 (Lewis) the court said the "additional act" of slashing the victim's throat after the victim had been "strangled to the point of unconsciousness" was "'indicative of a reasoned decision to kill.'" (Id. at p. 1293.)
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