Opinion ID: 2518032
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Heading: Failure to Instruct on Unanimity for Theory of First Degree Murder

Text: (7) Defendant argues the court erred in failing to instruct the jury to unanimously determine whether its murder verdict was based on a theory of premeditated murder or first degree felony murder. As defendant recognizes, we have repeatedly held that a unanimity instruction is not required. ( People v. Hawthorne, supra, 46 Cal.4th at p. 89; People v. Zamudio (2008) 43 Cal.4th 327, 362-363 [75 Cal.Rptr.3d 289, 181 P.3d 105]; People v. Harris (2008) 43 Cal.4th 1269, 1295-1296 [78 Cal.Rptr.3d 295, 185 P.3d 727].) We reaffirm that rule.