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People v. Lara

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 2, 1996No. B091227PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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No reported California case has ever said that a battery can be committed with "criminal negligence." We shall not be the first to so hold. With commendable candor, the Attorney General has conceded error at oral argument. We reverse because the trial court instructed the jury that appellant could be convicted of battery if…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. People v. SwainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. People v. ColantuonoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  5. People v. HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
  2. People v. WrightCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  3. People v. BohanaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
  4. People v. GivanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. People v. GonzalesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999

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