California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Herrera, B267864, B269548 (Cal. App. 2017):
5. For first degree drive-by murder under section 189, "premeditation is not required to establish the crime, [but] a specific intent to kill is required." (People v. Chavez (2004) 118 Cal.App.4th 379, 382, 384.)
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