Is provocation or imperfect self-defense relevant in the case of a felony murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Flint, B205374, No. NA071779 (Cal. App. 2010):
4. Because proof of intent to kill is unnecessary, "circumstances that may serve to reduce the crime from murder to manslaughter, such as provocation or imperfect self-defense, are not relevant in the case of a felony murder. [Citations.]" (People v. Robertson (2004) 34 Cal.4th 156, 165.)
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