1 California Criminal Law (3d), Crimes Against the Person

 

I. ASSAULT AND BATTERY

A. In General.

1. Nature of Crimes.

(a) [§1] Definitions.

(b) [§2] Relationship Between Assault and Battery.

(c) [§3] Classification of Offenses.

(d) [§4] Similar Offenses.

(e) [§5] Offenses Against Public Safety Providers.

2. Assault.

(a) [§6] Unlawful Attempt.

(b) Present Ability.

(1) [§7] Necessity.

(2) [§8] Present Possibility Distinguished.

(3) [§9] Unloaded Gun.

(c) [§10] Identifiable Victim Not Required.

(d) [§11] No Crime of Attempted Assault.

3. Battery.

(a) Force or Violence.

(1) [§12] In General.

(2) [§13] Direct or Indirect.

(b) [§14] Wilful and Unlawful.

B. Misdemeanors.

1. [§15] Simple Assault or Battery.

2. Offenses by or Against Specific Persons.

(a) Offenses Against Public Safety Providers.

(1) [§16] Nature of Offense.

(2) [§17] Peace Officer Acting as Security Guard.

(3) [§18] Injury Not Required.

(b) [§19] Battery on Spouse, Cohabitant, or Other Intimate.

(c) [§20] Offenses Against Other Specified Persons.

(d) [§21] Offenses by Youth Authority Inmate.

3. Offenses Committed at Specific Places.

(a) [§22] School or Park.

(b) [§23] Hospital.

4. Offenses Committed by Specific Means.

(a) [§24] Putting Offensive Substance in Public Place.

(b) [§25] Shining Bright Device at Aircraft.

5. [§26] Sexual Battery.

C. Felonies and Felony-Misdemeanors.

1. [§27] In General.

2. Assault With Intent To Commit Felony.

(a) [§28] In General.

(b) [§29] Attempt Distinguished.

(c) Intent To Rape.

(1) [§30] In General.

(2) [§31] Resistance.

(3) [§32] Voluntary Abandonment.

(4) [§33] Showing Sufficient.

(5) [§34] Showing Insufficient.

3. Assault With Force Likely To Produce Great Bodily Injury.

(a) [§35] In General.

(b) [§36] Nature of Offense.

(c) [§37] Relevance of Victim's Injuries.

(d) [§38] Simple Battery Distinguished.

4. [§39] Battery With Serious Bodily Injury.

5. Assault Committed by Specific Means.

(a) Assault With Deadly Weapon.

(1) [§40] In General.

(2) [§41] Nature of Offense.

(3) What Intent Is Necessary.

(aa) [§42] General Rule.

(bb) [§43] General Intent Sufficient.

(cc) [§44] Negligence Not Sufficient.

(dd) [§44A] (New) Knowledge Requirement.

(4) [§45] What Constitutes Attempt.

(5) What Constitutes Deadly Weapon.

(aa) [§46] Determination of Issue.

(bb) [§47] Illustrations.

(b) Discharge of Firearm, Laser, Taser, or Stun Gun.

(1) [§48] Discharge of Firearm in Grossly Negligent Manner.

(2) [§49] Discharge of Firearm at Building or Vehicle.

(3) [§50] Discharge of Firearm From Vehicle.

(4) [§51] Discharge of Firearm or Laser at Aircraft.

(5) [§52] Assault With Stun Gun or Taser.

(c) Assault With Chemicals or Drugs.

(1) [§53] Caustic Chemicals.

(2) [§54] Stupefying Drugs.

(d) [§55] Putting Offensive Substance in Public Place.

6. Offenses by Specific Persons.

(a) [§56] Assault by Public Officer.

(b) Assault or Battery by Convict.

(1) [§57] Assault Against Noninmate.

(2) Assault by Life Prisoner.

(aa) [§58] In General.

(bb) [§59] Definition of Life Prisoner.

(cc) [§60] Malice.

(3) [§61] Assault by Prisoner for Less Than Life.

(4) [§62] Battery by Gassing.

7. Offenses Against Specific Victims.

(a) Injury to Spouse, Cohabitant, or Fellow Parent.

(1) [§63] In General.

(2) [§64] Definitions.

(b) Offenses Against Public Safety Providers.

(1) [§65] Assault on Peace Officer or Firefighter.

(2) [§66] Battery on Public Safety Provider.

(3) [§67] Assault or Battery on Other Providers.

(4) Performance of Duty.

(aa) [§68] As Element of Offense.

(bb) [§69] Effect of Unlawful Arrest.

(c) Offenses Against Other Specified Persons.

(1) [§70] Governmental Officers.

(2) [§71] Jurors.

(3) [§72] Transportation Personnel and Passengers.

(4) [§73] School Employees.

8. Sexual Battery.

(a) [§74] In General.

(b) [§75] Definitions.

(c) [§76] Unlawful Restraint.

 

II. FALSE IMPRISONMENT

A. In General.

1. [§77] Nature of Crime.

2. [§78] Similar Offenses.

3. [§78A] (New) Human Trafficking.

B. Felony False Imprisonment.

1. [§79] In General.

2. [§80] Means.

3. [§81] False Imprisonment of Hostage.

C. Confinement.

1. [§82] In General.

2. [§83] Unlawfulness of Confinement.

 

III. MAYHEM

A. [§84] In General.

B. [§85] Malice.

C. [§86] Permanent Maiming or Disfigurement.

D. [§87] Aggravated Mayhem.

 

IV. TORTURE

A. [§88] In General.

B. [§89] Intent.

C. [§90] Constitutionality.

 

V. HOMICIDE

A. In General.

1. Nature and Classification.

(a) [§91] Crimes Included.

(b) [§92] Reason for Distinctions in Degrees of Murder.

(c) [§93] Causation.

2. [§94] Determination of Death.

3. [§95] Termination of Life Support.

4. Killing of Unborn Child.

(a) [§96] In General.

(b) [§97] Definition of Fetus.

(c) [§98] No Manslaughter of Fetus.

5. [§99] Killing of Child by Custodian.

6. [§100] Murder by Life Prisoner.

7. [§101] Suicide.

B. First Degree Murder.

1. [§102] In General.

2. Premeditation and Deliberation.

(a) [§103] Nature of Requirement and Earlier Cases.

(b) [§104] Intent Alone Is Not Sufficient.

(c) [§105] Mature Reflection Requirement Eliminated.

(d) Anderson Case.

(1) [§106] Anderson Standards.

(2) Standards as Guides to Analysis.

(aa) [§107] In General.

(bb) [§108] Illustrations.

(e) Evidence To Negate Mental State.

(1) [§109] General Principles.

(2) [§110] No Reduction to Nonstatutory Manslaughter for Mental Disorder or Voluntary Intoxication.

(3) [§111] Burden of Proof.

(f) Showing Sufficient.

(1) [§112] Decisions Before Anderson.

(2) [§113] Decisions After Anderson.

(g) [§114] Showing Insufficient.

3. Killing by Lying in Wait.

(a) [§115] Form of Premeditated Murder.

(b) Concealment.

(1) [§116] In General.

(2) [§117] Concealment by Disguise.

(3) [§118] Concealment of Purpose.

(4) [§119] Showing Insufficient.

(c) [§120] Period of Waiting.

(d) [§121] Surprise Unnecessary.

4. Killing by Torture.

(a) Nature of Crime.

(1) [§122] Intent Required.

(2) [§123] Classification as First Degree Murder.

(b) What Constitutes Killing by Torture.

(1) Necessary Elements.

(aa) [§124] In General.

(bb) [§125] Probability of Death.

(2) [§126] Necessary Proof.

(3) [§127] Nonelements.

(c) [§128] Showing Sufficient.

(d) [§129] Showing Insufficient.

5. [§130] Killing by Poison.

6. [§131] Killing by Destructive Device or Explosive.

6A. [§131A] (New) Killing by Weapon of Mass Destruction.

7. [§132] Killing by Armor-Piercing Ammunition.

8. [§133] Drive-by Murder.

9. Killing by Perpetration of Felony.

(a) Nature of Felony-Murder Doctrine.

(1) [§134] In General.

(2) [§135] Proof Required.

(3) [§136] Application of Doctrine.

(4) [§137] Criticism of Doctrine.

(b) [§138] Specific Intent To Commit Felony.

(c) Connection Between Felony and Killing.

(1) [§139] Continuous Transaction.

(2) Killing While Attempting To Escape.

(aa) [§140] General Rule.

(bb) [§141] Place of Temporary Safety.

(cc) [§142] Rule Extended to Burglary.

(dd) [§142A] (New) Rule Extended to Sex Offenses.

(3) [§143] Death Need Not Be Foreseeable.

(4) [§144] Connection Insufficient.

(5) [§145] Felony That Is Integral Part of Homicide.

(d) [§146] Victim Not Object of Felony.

(e) Killer Other Than Defendant.

(1) [§147] Limited Application of Felony-Murder Doctrine.

(2) Liability Independent of Felony-Murder Doctrine.

(aa) [§148] Governing Principles.

(bb) [§149] Jury Instruction.

(cc) [§150] Where Conduct of Defendant or Accomplice Provokes Resistance.

(dd) [§151] Sufficient Showing of Provocative Act.

(ee) [§152] Insufficient Showing of Provocative Act.

(ff) [§153] Where Accomplice Is Responsible for Own Death.

(gg) [§154] Liability for Death of Coconspirator.

(hh) [§155] Use of Victim as Shield.

(3) [§156] Where Defendant Joins Felonious Enterprise After Killing.

(f) Illustrations.

(1) [§157] Rape.

(2) [§158] Robbery.

(3) [§159] Burglary.

(4) [§160] Mayhem.

(5) [§161] Arson.

(6) [§162] Lewd Act With Child.

C. Second Degree Murder.

1. [§163] In General.

2. [§164] Punishment.

3. Malice Aforethought.

(a) [§165] Difficulty of Definition.

(b) Elements and Distinctions.

(1) [§166] In General.

(2) [§167] Qualifying States of Mind.

(3) [§168] Application.

(c) Evidence To Negate Mental State.

(1) [§169] In General.

(2) [§170] Restrictions on Evidence.

4. Intent To Kill.

(a) [§171] Insufficient Proof of Premeditation.

(b) [§172] Insufficient Provocation or Passion.

5. [§173] Intent To Injure.

6. Killing in Perpetration of Felony.

(a) [§174] In General.

(b) [§175] Restrictions on Scope of Doctrine.

(c) Felony Inherently Dangerous to Life.

(1) Nature of Requirement.

(aa) [§176] In General.

(bb) [§177] High Probability of Death.

(2) Felony Evaluated in the Abstract.

(aa) [§178] In General.

(bb) [§179] Statute Including Multiple Offenses.

(3) [§180] Inherently Dangerous Felonies.

(4) Felonies Not Inherently Dangerous.

(aa) [§181] Escape.

(bb) [§182] False Imprisonment.

(cc) [§183] Unlicensed Practice of Medicine.

(dd) [§184] Grand Theft From the Person.

(dd-1) [§184A] (New) Fleeing Police Officer With Wilful or Wanton Disregard for Safety of Persons or Property.

(ee) [§185] Other Felonies.

(d) Merger Doctrine.

(1) [§186] Application in Assault Cases.

(2) [§187] Rejection in Nonassault Cases.

(3) [§188] Child Abuse Cases.

(4) Decisions Allowing Application of Felony-Murder Doctrine.

(aa) [§189] Narcotics.

(bb) [§190] Poisons.

(cc) [§191] Kidnaping.

(e) Liability Independent of Felony-Murder Doctrine.

(1) Provocative Act Murder.

(aa) [§192] Underlying Felony Is Provocative Act.

(bb) [§193] Gun Battle.

(2) [§194] Killing by Unconscious Agent.

7. Act Involving Risk of Injury or Death.

(a) [§195] Theory of Unintentional Murder.

(b) [§196] Nature of Implied Malice.

(c) [§197] Homicide by Omission.

(d) [§198] Test for Foreseeability of Consequences.

(e) [§199] Malice Implied From Commission of Act.

(f) [§200] Weapon Likely To Produce Death.

(g) [§201] Battery With Fists.

(h) Vehicular Homicide.

(1) [§202] In General.

(2) [§203] No Preemption by Vehicular Manslaughter Statute.

(3) [§204] Evidence of Voluntary Intoxication.

(4) [§205] Showing Sufficient.

8. [§206] Unlawful Killing Under Uncertain Circumstances.

D. Manslaughter.

1. [§207] In General.

2. Voluntary Manslaughter.

(a) Nature of Crime and Distinctions.

(1) [§208] In General.

(2) Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter.

(aa) [§209] Absence of Malice.

(bb) [§210] Imperfect Self-Defense.

(bb-1) [§210A] (New) Imperfect Defense of Others.

(cc) [§211] Diminished Capacity.

(3) [§212] Voluntary Manslaughter and Excusable Homicide.

(b) Provocation.

(1) [§213] Nature of Requirement.

(2) [§214] Acts Constituting Provocation.

(3) [§215] Acts Rarely Constituting Provocation.

(4) [§216] Words or Gestures.

(c) Heat of Passion.

(1) [§217] Nature of Requirement.

(2) [§218] Illustrations.

(3) [§219] When Passion Has Cooled.

3. Involuntary Manslaughter.

(a) Killing in Commission of Misdemeanor.

(1) [§220] In General.

(2) [§221] Limitations.

(3) [§222] Illustrations.

(4) [§223] Necessity of Criminal Intent.

(b) [§224] Killing in Commission of Nondangerous Felony.

(c) [§225] Killing in Commission of Dangerous Felony Without Malice or Intent.

(d) Negligent Killing: Nonvehicle Cases.

(1) Necessity of Criminal Negligence.

(aa) [§226] Lack of Due Caution and Circumspection.

(bb) [§227] Ordinary Negligence Test Rejected.

(2) Negligent Handling of Firearms.

(aa) [§228] In General.

(bb) [§229] Giving Gun to Another.

(cc) [§230] Illustrations.

(3) [§231] Other Negligent Acts.

(4) Negligent Omissions.

(aa) [§232] In General.

(bb) [§233] Conviction Affirmed.

(cc) [§234] Conviction Reversed.

4. Vehicular Homicide.

(a) [§235] Former Law of Negligent Homicide.

(b) Manslaughter Statute.

(1) [§236] In General.

(2) [§237] Punishment.

(b-1) [§237A] (New) Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated.

(c) Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated.

(1) [§238] In General.

(2) [§239] Gross Negligence.

(3) [§240] Punishment.

(d) [§241] Causation and Contributory Negligence.

(e) Gross Negligence.

(1) [§242] Jury Instruction.

(2) [§243] Mental State.

(3) [§244] Illustrations.

(f) [§245] Unlawful Act or Unlawful Manner.

 

VI. KIDNAPING

A. Simple Kidnaping.

1. [§246] Nature of Crime.

2. [§247] Punishment.

3. Elements of Basic Offense.

(a) [§248] In General.

(b) Asportation.

(1) [§249] Nature of Requirement.

(2) [§250] Movement Incidental to Another Crime.

(3) [§251] Movement Required.

(c) [§252] Intent.

(d) Force or Fear.

(1) [§253] Element of Offense.

(2) [§254] Subsequent Restraint Sufficient.

4. [§255] Other Kinds and Related Offenses.

B. Aggravated Kidnaping.

1. [§256] In General.

2. Kidnaping for Robbery.

(a) [§257] In General.

(b) Specific Intent.

(1) [§258] In General.

(2) [§259] Kidnaping To Escape.

(c) Asportation.

(1) Former Law.

(aa) [§260] Detention Without Asportation.

(bb) [§261] Short Distance Sufficient.

(2) Substantial Movement With Increased Risk of Harm Required.

(aa) [§262] Daniels Case.

(bb) [§263] Later Developments.

(3) [§264] Evidence Sufficient.

(4) [§265] Evidence Insufficient.

3. Kidnaping for Extortion or Ransom.

(a) [§266] In General.

(b) Bodily Harm.

(1) [§267] Serious Harm Present.

(2) [§268] Injury Not Constituting Bodily Harm.

(3) [§269] Causation.

(4) [§270] Intent.

(c) [§271] Substantial Likelihood of Death.

(d) [§272] Detention Without Asportation.

(e) [§273] Distinction: Restraint Incidental to Robbery.

4. Kidnaping To Commit Sex Offense.

(a) [§274] In General.

(b [§275] Substantial Movement Increasing Risk of Harm Required.

5. [§276] Kidnaping To Facilitate Carjacking.

C. [§277] Attempted Kidnaping.

D. [§278] Representations To Obtain Ransom.

 

VII. CHILD ABDUCTION

A. [§279] In General.

B. [§280] Nature of Crimes.

C. [§281] Proof of Intent.

D. [§282] Bases for Jurisdiction.

E. [§283] Protective Custody.

F. [§284] Bail.

G. Abduction by Person Without Right of Custody.

1. [§285] Statutory Provision.

2. [§286] Taking by Parent.

3. [§287] Taking by Unwed Father.

H. Deprivation of Custody or Visitation.

1. [§288] Former Law.

2. [§289] Current Statute.

3. [§290] Deprivation of Custody or Visitation Required.

4. [§291] Exceptions.

I. [§292] Factors in Aggravation and Mitigation.

J. [§293] Removing or Concealing Child During Adoption Proceeding.

 

VIII. STALKING

A. [§294] In General.

B. [§295] Definitions.

C. [§296] Punishment.

D. [§297] Protective Order.

E. [§298] Notification of Release or Escape.