What is the legal test for a person to be found guilty of a charge of reckless endangerment of life if they commit a crime within a short period of time?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bustillos, G044598 (Cal. App. 2012):
apply the principle that '[t]he process of premeditation and deliberation does not require any extended period of time. "The true test is not the duration of time as much as it is the extent of the reflection. Thoughts may follow each other with great rapidity and cold, calculated judgment may be arrived at quickly . . . ." [Citations.]' [Citation.]" (People v. Bolin (1998) 18 Cal.4th 297, 331-332.)
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