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Title: People V. Blakeley
Author : California Supreme Court
Release Date : January 02, 2000
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 74 KB

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In the companion case of People v. Lasko (June 2, 2000, S069354) ___ Cal.4th ___, we hold that a defendant who, with conscious disregard for life and the knowledge that such conduct endangers the life of another, unintentionally but unlawfully kills in a sudden quarrel or the heat of passion is guilty only of voluntary manslaughter rather than murder. Here, we hold in a case of first impression that voluntary manslaughter is also committed when a defendant, acting with conscious disregard for life and the knowledge that the conduct is life-endangering, unintentionally but unlawfully kills while having an unreasonable but good faith belief in the need to act in self-defense.