Tag Archives: CC 1215


CALCRIM Revisions Effective October 1, 2021
October 12th, 2021

Effective 10/01/2021 CALCRIM revised instructions listed below. See https://jcc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9785541&GUID=96E612F7-0BC9-43FE-814D-86F615957765     Number   Title   336   In-Custody Informant   417   Liability for Coconspirators’ Acts   582 Involuntary Manslaughter: Failure to Perform Legal Duty–Murder Not Charged   625   Voluntary Intoxication: Effects on Homicide Crimes   775   Death Penalty: Mental Retardation   840 […]


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Kidnapping: Substantial Distance Is Merely One Of Several Factors To Consider
March 10th, 2014

  People v. Bell (2009)179 Cal. App. 4th 428, held that the wording of a portion of CC 1215 was erroneous.   “Without further explanation of what distance is ‘merely incidental’ to the associated crime, a jury could easily interpret the instruction to require a jury to acquit a defendant of kidnapping because the movement […]


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