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People v. McCoy

California Supreme Court

Decided June 25, 2001No. S087893PublishedCited by 256 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CHIN, J.

We granted review to decide whether an aider and abettor may be guilty of greater homicide-related offenses than those the actual perpetrator committed. Because defenses or extenuating circumstances may exist that are personal to the actual perpetrator and do not apply to the aider and abettor, the answer, sometimes, is yes. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which concluded otherwise.

I. Factual and Procedural History

Codefendants Ejaan Dupree McCoy and Derrick Lakey were tried together and convicted of crimes arising out of a drive-by shooting in Stockton in 1995.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People v. BeemanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. People v. PrettymanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People v. AntickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  4. People v. BlakeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
  5. People v. CroyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by256 opinions

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