What is support for judgment of second degree murder rather than manslaughter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, 232 Cal.App.2d 379, 42 Cal.Rptr. 714 (Cal. App. 1965):
Support for judgment of second degree murder, rather than manslaughter, is to be found from the provisions of section 1105 of the Penal Code, there having been no proof of circumstances of mitigation, justification or excuse; from the manner of the killing; and from defendant's conduct following the homicide. (People v. Ogg, 159 Cal.App.2d 38, 51, 328 P.2d 117.)
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