In what circumstances will a defendant be found guilty of attempted robbery and murder by reason of mistaken identity?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Humphrey, C052744, Super. Ct. No. 02F02888 (Cal. App. 2011):

Defendant approached the five men on the porch. The men were playing poker with a coin dish with money in it on the table. Defendant asked to play, but when rebuffed he told the men to give him the money. Defendant drew a gun and struggled with several of the poker players. Under these circumstances, each man at the table was a victim of the attempted robbery. Where a defendant robs one person, and in the commission of the robbery kills a different person, the defendant may be punished for both robbery and murder. (People v. Johnson (1974) 38 Cal.App.3d 1, 9.)

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