What is the difference between an intended and an unintended crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gastelum, 253 Cal.Rptr.3d 449, 40 Cal.App.5th 772 (Cal. App. 2019):
People v. McCoy (2001) 25 Cal.4th 1111, 1117, 108 Cal.Rptr.2d 188, 24 P.3d 1210.) The intended crime is commonly described as the "target" offense, while the unintended crime is described as the "nontarget" offense. ( People v. Prettyman (1996) 14 Cal.4th 248, 254, 58 Cal.Rptr.2d 827, 926 P.2d 1013.)
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