California Court of Appeal

Under the Provocative Act doctrine for murder, pistol-whipping a victim during a robbery attempt is an act beyond the underlying crime of robbery itself.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2001
• Published 09/26/2001

Judges

• REARDON, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Lynne S. Coffin, State Public Defender, Harry Gruber, Deputy State Public Defender, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Moona Nandi, Deputy Attorney General, for respondent.