California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Martinez, B298649 (Cal. App. 2020):
5. For example, if the jury was not instructed on a natural and probable consequences or felony murder theory of liability, the petitioner could not demonstrate eligibility as a matter of law because relief is restricted to persons convicted under one of those two theories. (See People v. Lewis (2020) 43 Cal.App.5th 1128, 1138-1139 (Lewis), review granted Mar. 18, 2020, S260598 [appellate court opinion holding that jury convicted defendant of murder as a direct aider and abettor barred defendant from relief as a matter of law].)
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