What is the state of the mental state of a defendant in a murder case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hagiwara, B251129 (Cal. App. 2015):
great bodily injury. (People v. Vasquez (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 1176, 1178.) This mental state negates the malice, or intent to kill, required for murder. (Ibid.)
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