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  2. Felony murder rule in California - Wikipedia

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    Felony murder can also be prosecuted for felonies not in this list, provided the felony is “inherently dangerous”. Whether a felony is inherently dangerous or not is done on a case-by-case basis and is found by the jury. Felonies that are inherently dangerous but not included in the above list are punished under PC 187, second degree murder.

  3. Murder in California law - Wikipedia

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    A person convicted of first-degree murder will face a sentence of 25 years-to-life in prison, and thus must serve at least 25 years before being eligible for parole. [11] If the murder was committed because of the victim's race, religion, or gender, the convicted will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. [12]

  4. Justifiable homicide - Wikipedia

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    According to Black's Law Dictionary justifiable homicide applies to the blameless killing of a person, such as in self-defense. [1]The term "legal intervention" is a classification incorporated into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, and does not denote the lawfulness or legality of the circumstances surrounding a death caused by law enforcement. [2]

  5. Man spent 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit ...

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    More than two years after the shooting, Patterson was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Yair Oliva, who was shot outside his South Los Angeles apartment complex, prosecutors said.

  6. California man who's spent 25 years in prison for murder he ...

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    A California man who has spent 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit was exonerated and ordered released by a judge on Thursday after prosecutors agreed he had been wrongly convicted.

  7. California appeals court tosses murder conviction, citing ...

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    A California appeals court tossed a reputed gang member’s murder conviction, ruling that prosecutors unfairly used a rap video as evidence and citing a new state law that curbs such practice.

  8. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    4.5 to 16.5 years (3 to 11 years if crime committed before 2021, 3 to 10 years if crime committed before 2019) Murder (Second-Degree Murder) Life with parole eligibility after 15 years Murder (Second-Degree Murder) (victim under 13 years old and committed with a sexual motivation) Life with parole eligibility after 30 years

  9. Criminal procedure in California - Wikipedia

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    The principal source of law for California criminal procedure is the California Penal Code, Part 2, "Of Criminal Procedure." With a population of about 40 million people, in California every year there are approximately: 166 thousand violent crimes and one million property crimes committed [1] 1.5 million arrests made [2]