California Court of Appeal

Husband and wife's appeal of convictions for first degree murder are: 1) affirmed as to husband; but 2) reversed as to wife, where her attorney's failure to object to the trial court's instructions to the jury concerning the intent element of aiding and abetting, as well as to the court's response to the jury's questions on this issue, constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel and requires reversal.

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• Decided 06/27/2012
• Published 06/27/2012

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• California Court of Appeal

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