California v. Pettigrew

Docket NumberE074122
Decision Date25 March 2021
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24 cases
  • People v. Valenzuela
    • United States
    • California Court of Appeals
    • September 16, 2022
    ... ... Court cases holding that an execution-style killing, such as ... shots to a victim's head from close range, is ... sufficiently particular and exacting to support an inference ... that the defendant killed pursuant to a preconceived design ... ( People v. Pettigrew (2021) 62 Cal.App.5th 477, ... 493-494; People v. Gomez (2018) 6 Cal.5th 243, 283 ... [fact victims were shot from close range in the head or neck ... showed premeditation and deliberation]; People v ... Casares (2016) 62 Cal.4th 808, 825, overruled on another ... ...
  • People v. Evans
    • United States
    • California Court of Appeals
    • August 11, 2022
    ... ... to the undisputed evidence and the arguments of counsel on ... both sides. Notably, "the trial court properly ... instructed the jury with CALCRIM No. 200 to disregard ... inapplicable jury ... instructions." ( People v. Pettigrew (2021) 62 ... Cal.App.5th 477, 502 [finding harmless error in giving of ... flight instruction that was not supported by substantial ... evidence].) Thus, the jury knew to ignore CALCRIM No. 315 if ... it was not supported by the evidence. To the extent the jury ... ...
  • People v. Porter
    • United States
    • California Court of Appeals
    • September 15, 2021
    ... ... [Citation.] If the ... circumstances reasonably justify the trier of fact's ... findings, reversal of the judgment is not warranted simply ... because the circumstances might also reasonably be reconciled ... with a contrary finding.”'” ( People v ... Pettigrew (2021) 62 Cal.App.5th 477, 490-491.) ... 2 ... Applicable law ... “‘A ... murder that is premeditated and deliberate is murder of the ... first degree.' [Citation.] ‘“In this context, ... ‘premeditated' means ‘considered ... ...
  • People v. Astengo
    • United States
    • California Court of Appeals
    • April 22, 2022
    ... ... The challenged instruction is viewed "in ... the context of the instructions as a whole and the trial ... record to determine whether there is a reasonable likelihood ... the jury applied the instruction in an impermissible ... manner." '" ( People v. Pettigrew ... (2021) 62 Cal.App.5th 477, 497.) ...          "Alternative-theory ... error" occurs when the trial court "instructs on ... two theories of guilt, one correct and the other ... incorrect." ( People v. Aledamat (2019) 8 ... Cal.5th 1, 7, 9.) ... ...
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  • Table of Cases null
    • United States
    • Full Court Press California Guide to Criminal Evidence Table of Cases
    • Invalid date
    ...People v. Pettie, 16 Cal. App. 5th 23, 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 160 (6th Dist. 2017)—Ch. 4-C, §1.4.3(2)(a)[2][c] People v. Pettigrew, 62 Cal. App. 5th 477, 276 Cal. Rptr. 3d 694 (4th Dist. 2021)—Ch. 1, §4.8; §4.8.4; §5.4.3 People v. Peyton, 229 Cal. App. 4th 1063, 177 Cal. Rptr. 3d 823 (2d Dist. 2......
  • Chapter 1 - §4. Relevance of specific evidence
    • United States
    • Full Court Press California Guide to Criminal Evidence Chapter 1 Relevance
    • Invalid date
    ...of post-offense conduct that tends to prove a defendant's consciousness of guilt is relevant. See People v. Pettigrew (4th Dist.2021) 62 Cal.App.5th 477, 498-500, n.5, n.7 (commenting that even a post-offense suicide attempt is relevant to prove D's consciousness of guilt). This is often ex......
  • Chapter 1 - §5. Raising objection to relevance
    • United States
    • Full Court Press California Guide to Criminal Evidence Chapter 1 Relevance
    • Invalid date
    ...highly prejudicial and minimally relevant to any legitimate purpose. Collie, 30 Cal.3d at 64; see People v. Pettigrew (4th Dist.2021) 62 Cal.App.5th 477, 499 (although trial court had no sua sponte duty, instructing the jury when requested on the restricted use it could make of D's suicide ......

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