California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Prettyman, 14 Cal.4th 248, 58 Cal.Rptr.2d 827, 926 P.2d 1013 (Cal. 1996):
6 Of course, in some cases the defendant will be charged with the target crime in addition to the offense that is a natural and probable consequence thereof. (See, e.g., People v. Nguyen (1988) 204 Cal.App.3d 181, 251 Cal.Rptr. 40 [defendant charged and convicted as an aider and abettor both of the target crime of robbery and of attempted murder as a natural and probable consequence of the robbery.].)
7 We disapprove People v. Solis, supra, 20 Cal.App.4th 264, 25 Cal.Rptr.2d 184, to the extent that it is inconsistent with the views expressed herein.
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