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People v. Dellinger

Citations

  • 783 P.2d 200
  • 49 Cal. 3d 1212
  • 264 Cal. Rptr. 841
  • 1989 Cal. LEXIS 2101

How courts have described this case

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  • language of instruction, although outdated, adequately instructs the jury that it must find whether defendant was subjectively aware that his conduct was life-threatening
  • defendant’s conviction of second-degree murder based on implied malice required a finding that he “‘actually appreciated the risk [to human life] involved, i.e., a subjective standard’”

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Judges: Broussard, Eagelson

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Cites

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