What is the meaning of the word "alice" in the context of murder cases?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Adames, B254815 (Cal. App. 2015):
7. "[M]alice is implied 'when the killing results from an intentional act, the natural consequences of which are dangerous to life, which act was deliberately performed by a person who knows that his conduct endangers the life of another and who acts with conscious disregard for life' [citation]." (People v. Lasko (2000) 23 Cal.4th 101, 107.)
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