Defendant’s manslaughter conviction and sentence are affirmed where the trial court adequately apprised the jury that it could not convict defendant of the greater crime of voluntary manslaughter unless it unanimously found beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant acted with the intent to kill or with a conscious disregard of life.

Read People v. Moberly, No. F054954

Appellate Information

Filed August 19, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Dawson

Counsel

For Appellant:

Cliff Gardner, Sacramento, CA

For Respondent:

Catherine Chatman, Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA

Jeffrey A. White, Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA

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