California Court of Appeal

Conviction of attempted premeditated murder, based on the natural and probable consequences doctrine, is affirmed over claim that the trial court should not have instructed the jury on the natural and probable consequences doctrine because there was insufficient evidence he aided and abetted the requisite target offense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/29/2006
• Published 11/29/2006

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Athena Shudde, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, San Diego, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Lilia E. Garcia and Janelle Marie Boustany, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.