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  2. California Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The Penal Code of California forms the basis for the application of most criminal law, ... 451Arson; 459 – Burglary; 470 – Forgery; 484 – Theft or larceny;

  3. Park Fire is California’s largest ever blaze caused by arson ...

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    Penal Code 451 defines arson as willfully and maliciously setting a fire or helping someone to burn a structure, forest land, or property. It’s a felony offense punishable by up to nine years in ...

  4. Felony murder rule in California - Wikipedia

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    Jones (2000) 82 Cal.App.4th 663, a California Appeals court held that the charge of evading a police officer causing death was not an acceptable felony under the felony murder rule, as the offense was a felony specifically because it caused the death of a pedestrian.

  5. Fawn Fire - Wikipedia

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    Later identified as Alexandra Andreevna Souverneva of Palo Alto, California, on September 24, 2021, the woman was charged by the Shasta County District Attorney's office with felony arson to wildland (Cal. Penal Code § 451(C)), with an enhancement because of the declared state of emergency in California (Cal. Penal Code § 454(A)). [39]

  6. California Codes - Wikipedia

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    In turn, it was the California Practice Act that served as the foundation of the California Code of Civil Procedure. New York never enacted Field's proposed civil or political codes, and belatedly enacted his proposed penal and criminal procedure codes only after California, but they were the basis of the codes enacted by California in 1872. [11]

  7. California firefighter accused of setting fires in wine country

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    Robert Hernandez, 38, was accused of setting five fires between Aug. 15 and Sept. 14 while off-duty, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said in a news release.

  8. Arson-sparked Park Fire is now California’s fifth-largest ...

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    California’s Park Fire is now the fifth-largest wildfire in the state’s history, and a man accused of starting the destructive flames appeared in court Monday. At the same time, dozens of ...

  9. Murder in California law - Wikipedia

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    The law on the crime of murder in the U.S. state of California is defined by sections 187 through 191 of the California Penal Code. [1]The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in the year 2020, the state had a murder rate near the median for the entire country.