PEOPLE v. CRAVENS

No. S186661.

53 Cal.4th 500 (2012)

136 Cal. Rptr. 3d 40

267 P.3d 1113

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SETH CRAVENS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

January 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall Bookout , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , and Kamala D. Harris , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons , Assistant Attorney General, Lilia E. Garcia , Pamela Ratner-Sobeck and Jeffrey J. Koch , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

BAXTER, J.

The issue presented in this case is whether there is sufficient evidence to support defendant Seth Cravens's conviction of second degree murder under a theory of implied malice. The Court of Appeal held there was not. After reviewing the entire record, we conclude the evidence is sufficient and therefore reverse the Court of Appeal.

BACKGROUND

Defendant was convicted by a jury of various crimes against...

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