What is the test for a finding that a defendant guilty of conspiracy to commit murder was convicted of murder by a superior court?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Johnson, B297944 (Cal. App. 2020):
7. Although the superior court focused on the nature of the killing and not the conviction of conspiracy to commit murder, "[w]e will affirm the trial court's ruling if it is correct on any theory of law applicable to the case, even if for reasons different than those given by the trial court." (People v. Evans (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 735, 742; accord, Young v. Fish & Game Com. (2018) 24 Cal.App.5th 1178, 1192-1193.)
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