What is the test for intent to murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. DuBose, 169 Cal.Rptr.3d 599 (Cal. App. 2014):
murder, since the intent during the murder is the intent to commit the underlying felony. ( People v. Booker, supra, 51 Cal.4th at p. 175, 119 Cal.Rptr.3d 722, 245 P.3d 366.)
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