What are the requirements for proving premeditation and deliberation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Medrano, F068714, F069260 (Cal. App. 2016):
not redefining the requirements for proving premeditation and deliberation. The categories of evidence are not an exhaustive list of evidence that could sustain a finding of premeditation and deliberation. (People v. Young, supra, 34 Cal.4th at pp. 1182-1183; People v. Perez (1992) 2 Cal.4th 1117, 1125.)
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