What is the test for a first degree murder conviction where conspiracy and aiding and abetting are proven?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, G036855 (Cal. App. 9/27/2007), G036855 (Cal. App. 2007):
To support a first degree murder conviction, where conspiracy and aiding and abetting are proven, the prosecution need not show defendant's premeditation and deliberation; it must only prove the perpetrator had such mental state. (People v. Sanchez (1995) 12 Cal.4th 1, 33.)
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