What is the test for leaving the scene of a crime scene where the crime was committed and the accused fled the crime scene?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arvizu, E063763 (Cal. App. 2016):
provided by "evidence of the circumstances of defendant's departure from the crime scene . . . [that] logically permit[ted] an inference that his movement was motivated by guilty knowledge." (People v. Lucas (1995) 12 Cal.4th 415, 470.)
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