What is implied malice murder and what is the test for it?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Red, E056593 (Cal. App. 2014):
As set forth ante, the jury was instructed on implied malice murder. There are mental and physical components of implied malice. (People v. Craven (2012) 53 Cal.4th 500, 508.) "[T]he physical component [is] '"the performance of 'an act, the natural consequences of which are dangerous to life,'"' and the mental component being
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