What is the current state of the law in the context of murder cases?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Pardo, D066858 (Cal. App. 2015):
some special combination or afforded special weight, nor are they exhaustive." (People v. Booker (2011) 51 Cal.4th 141, 173.) "'"When evidence of all three categories is not present, 'we require either very strong evidence of planning, or some evidence of motive in conjunction with planning or a deliberate manner of killing.'"'" (People v. Prince (2007) 40 Cal.4th 1179, 1253.)
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