Opinion ID: 1350499
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Felony-murder Special Circumstance and Intent to Kill

Text: (6) Defendant contends the felony-murder special-circumstance finding must be vacated on the ground that the court improperly instructed the jury on intent to kill. Specifically, he argues that contrary to our holding in People v. Anderson (1987) 43 Cal.3d 1104, 1147 [240 Cal. Rptr. 585, 742 P.2d 1306], the instruction failed to inform the jurors that if they determined he was not the actual killer they were required to find that he acted with intent to kill. In People v. Warren (1988) 45 Cal.3d 471, 486-488 [247 Cal. Rptr. 172, 754 P.2d 218], we concluded that an instruction similar to that given here was adequate. Hence we reject defendant's point.