California Court of Appeal

The trial court's sua sponte duty, to instruct on target offenses, arises only when the prosecution has elected to rely on the "natural and probable consequences" theory of aiding and abetting liability, and the court determines that evidence supports instruction on the theory.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2002
• Published 06/19/2002

Judges

• TURNER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Kathy M. Chavez, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Kyle S. Brodie, and Lauren E. Dana, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.