People v. White
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRISON, J.
In this case we examine the “provocative act” (or Washington-Gilbert) theory of murder, under which a person may be liable for the death of an accomplice. (People v. Washington (1965) 62 Cal.2d 777 [44 Cal.Rptr. 442, 402 P.2d 130], People v. Gilbert (1965) 62 Cal.2d 690 [47 Cal.Rptr. 909, 408 P.2d 365].) A jury convicted defendant of murder under this theory and of other charges. 1 Oii appeal he urges evidentiary, instructional and sentencing error. We shall remand for resentencing and otherwise affirm.
Facts
We use the term “victim” to refer to James Byrd and Anthony Martz,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. WashingtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. GilbertCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. BoltonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. AntickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- In Re WhiteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
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