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People v. Wyatt

California Supreme Court

Decided May 10, 2010No. S161545PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BAXTER, J.

While in defendant’s care, defendant’s 14-month-old son died of shock and hemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the chest and abdomen. A jury convicted defendant of involuntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (b))1 and assault on a child causing death (§ 273ab). The Court of Appeal reversed the section 273ab conviction, finding the evidence insufficient to prove the requisite mens rea for the assault element of the offense.

We conclude the Court of Appeal misapplied the mens rea standard for assault as stated in People v. Williams (2001) 26 Cal.4th 779 [111 Cal.Rptr.2d…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. People v. LindbergCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  3. People v. RochaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  4. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  5. People v. ColantuonoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. People v. HernandezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
  2. People v. V.V.California Supreme Court · 2011
  3. People v. NavarroCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. People v. WyattCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  5. United States v. Jimenez-ArzateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015

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