Criminal Law

Series 500 - Homicide

A. General Principles

• 500. Homicide: General Principles
• 501-504. Reserved for Future Use

B. Justifications and Excuses

• 505. Justifiable Homicide: Self-Defense or Defense of Another
• 506. Justifiable Homicide: Defending Against Harm to Person Within Home or on Property
• 507. Justifiable Homicide: by Public Officer
• 508. Justifiable Homicide: Citizen Arrest (Non-Peace Officer)
• 509. Justifiable Homicide: Non-Peace Officer Preserving the Peace
• 510. Excusable Homicide: Accident
• 511. Excusable Homicide: Accident in the Heat of Passion
• 512. Presumption that Killing Not Criminal
• 513-519. Reserved for Future Use

C. Murder: First and Second Degree

• 520. Murder With Malice Aforethought
• 521. Murder: Degrees
• 522. Provocation: Effect on Degree of Murder
• 523. First Degree Murder: Hate Crime
• 524. Second Degree Murder: Peace Officer
• 525. Second Degree Murder: Discharge From Motor Vehicle
• 526-539. Reserved for Future Use

D. Felony Murder

• Introduction to Felony-Murder Series
• 540a. Felony Murder: First Degree—Defendant Allegedly Committed Fatal Act
• 540b. Felony Murder: First Degree—Coparticipant Allegedly Committed Fatal Act
• 540c. Felony Murder: First Degree—Other Acts Allegedly Caused Death
• 541a. Felony Murder: Second Degree—Defendant Allegedly Committed Fatal Act
• 541b. Felony Murder: Second Degree—Coparticipant Allegedly Committed Fatal Act
• 541c. Felony Murder: Second Degree—Other Acts Allegedly Caused Death
• 542-547. Reserved for Future Use
• 548. Murder: Alternative Theories
• 549. Felony Murder: One Continuous Transaction—Defined
• 550-559. Reserved for Future Use

E. Alternate Theories of Liability

• 560. Homicide: Provocative Act by Defendant
• 561. Homicide: Provocative Act by Accomplice
• 562. Transferred Intent
• 563. Conspiracy to Commit Murder
• 564-569. Reserved for Future Use

F. Manslaughter

(I) Voluntary

• 570. Voluntary Manslaughter: Heat of Passion—Lesser Included Offense
• 571. Voluntary Manslaughter: Imperfect Self-Defense—Lesser Included Offense
• 572. Voluntary Manslaughter: Murder Not Charged
• 573-579. Reserved for Future Use

(Ii) Involuntary

• 580. Involuntary Manslaughter: Lesser Included Offense
• 581. Involuntary Manslaughter: Murder Not Charged
• 582. Involuntary Manslaughter: Failure to Perform Legal Duty—Murder Not Charged
• 583-589. Reserved for Future Use

(Iii) Vehicular

• 590. Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated
• 591. Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated—Ordinary Negligence
• 592. Gross Vehicular Manslaughter
• 593. Misdemeanor Vehicular Manslaughter—Ordinary Negligence
• 594. Vehicular Manslaughter: Collision for Financial Gain
• 595. Vehicular Manslaughter: Speeding Laws Defined
• 596-599. Reserved for Future Use

G. Attempt

• 600. Attempted Murder
• 601. Attempted Murder: Deliberation and Premeditation
• 602. Attempted Murder: Peace Officer or Firefighter
• 603. Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter: Heat of Passion—Lesser Included Offense
• 604. Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter: Imperfect Self-Defense—Lesser Included Offense
• 605-619. Reserved for Future Use

H. Causation: Special Issues

• 620. Causation: Special Issues
• 621-624. Reserved for Future Use

I. Impairment Defense

• 625. Voluntary Intoxication: Effects on Homicide Crimes
• 626. Voluntary Intoxication Causing Unconsciousness: Effects on Homicide Crimes
• 627. Hallucination: Effect on Premeditation
• 628-639. Reserved for Future Use

J. Charge to Jury

• 640. Procedure for Completion of Verdict Forms: With Stone Instruction
• 641. Procedure for Completion of Verdict Forms: Without Stone Instruction
• 642-699. Reserved for Future Use

K. Special Circumstances

(I) General Instructions

• 700. Special Circumstances: Introduction
• 701. Special Circumstances: Intent Requirement for Accomplice Before June 6, 1990
• 702. Special Circumstances: Intent Requirement for Accomplice After June 5, 1990—Other Than Felony Murder
• 703. Special Circumstances: Intent Requirement for Accomplice After June 5, 1990—Felony Murder, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(17)
• 704. Special Circumstances: Circumstantial Evidence—Sufficiency
• 705. Special Circumstances: Circumstantial Evidence—Intent or Mental State
• 706. Special Circumstances: Jury May Not Consider Punishment
• 707. Special Circumstances: Accomplice Testimony Must Be Corroborated— Dispute Whether Witness is Accomplice
• 708. Special Circumstances: Accomplice Testimony Must Be Corroborated—No Dispute Whether Witness is Accomplice
• 709-719. Reserved for Future Use

(Ii) Special Circumstances

• 720. Special Circumstances: Financial Gain, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(1)
• 721. Special Circumstances: Multiple Murder Convictions (Same Case), Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(3)
• 722. Special Circumstances: by Means of Destructive Device, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(4) & (6)
• 723. Special Circumstances: Murder to Prevent Arrest or Complete Escape, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(5)
• 724. Special Circumstances: Murder of Peace Officer, Federal Officer, or Firefighter, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(7), (8) & (9)
• 725. Special Circumstances: Murder of Witness, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(10)
• 726. Special Circumstances: Murder of Judge, Prosecutor, Government Official, or Juror, Pen. Code, �� 190.2(A)(11), (12), (13) & (20)
• 727. Special Circumstances: Lying in Wait—Before March 8, 2000, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(15)
• 728. Special Circumstances: Lying in Wait—After March 7, 2000, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(15)
• 729. Special Circumstances: Murder Because of Race, Religion, or Nationality, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(16)
• 730. Special Circumstances: Murder in Commission of Felony, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(17)
• 731. Special Circumstances: Murder in Commission of Felony—Kidnapping With Intent to Kill, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(17) (After March 8, 2000)
• 732. Special Circumstances: Murder in Commission of Felony—Arson With Intent to Kill, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(17)
• 733. Special Circumstances: Murder With Torture, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(18)
• 734. Special Circumstances: Murder by Poison, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(19)
• 735. Special Circumstances: Discharge From Vehicle, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(21)
• 736. Special Circumstances: Killing by Street Gang Member, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(22)
• 737. Special Circumstances: Murder of Transportation Worker, Pen. Code, � 190.25
• 738-749. Reserved for Future Use

(Iii) Special Circumstances With Prior Murder

• 750. Special Circumstances: Prior Murder Conviction, Pen. Code, � 190.2(A)(2)—Trial on Prior Murder, Pen. Code, � 190.1(A) & (B)
• 751. Second Degree Murder With Prior Prison for Murder, Pen. Code, � 190.05
• 752-759. Reserved for Future Use

L. Death Penalty

• 760. Death Penalty: Introduction to Penalty Phase
• 761. Death Penalty: Duty of Jury
• 762. Reserved for Future Use
• 763. Death Penalty: Factors to Consider—Not Identified As Aggravating or Mitigating
• 764. Death Penalty: Evidence of Other Violent Crimes
• 765. Death Penalty: Conviction for Other Felony Crimes
• 766. Death Penalty: Weighing Process
• 767-774. Reserved for Future Use
• 775. Death Penalty: Mental Retardation
• 776-779. Reserved for Future Use