California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gallardo, B259668 (Cal. App. 2016):
Although better analogies may exist, we believe that, by linking the time involved with the careful weighing of various relevant circumstances, the prosecutor's analogy fairly described how quickly premeditation and deliberation may occur so long as the defendant adequately reflected on his actions ahead of time. (Cage, supra, 62 Cal.4th at p. 276; Nazeri, supra, 187 Cal.App.4th at p. 1114.) We therefore conclude that no objection was warranted and that no ineffective assistance of counsel occurred. (People v. Cunningham, supra, 25 Cal.4th at p. 1038.)
The judgment is affirmed.
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