California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dalton, 247 Cal.Rptr.3d 273, 441 P.3d 283, 7 Cal.5th 166 (Cal. 2019):
People v. San Nicolas (2004) 34 Cal.4th 614, 658, 21 Cal.Rptr.3d 612, 101 P.3d 509 ( San Nicolas ).) These factors are simply a "framework to assist reviewing courts in assessing whether the evidence supports an inference that the killing resulted from preexisting reflection and weighing of considerations," and do "not refashion the elements of first degree murder or alter the substantive law of murder in any way." ( People v. Thomas (1992) 2 Cal.4th 489, 517, 7 Cal.Rptr.2d 199, 828 P.2d 101.)
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