What is the relevant evidence relevant to whether a murder was planned and deliberate?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Langlet, 2013 BCSC 2274 (CanLII):
Evidence relevant to whether the murder was planned and deliberate includes: evidence as to the circumstances leading up to the murder, the accused’s condition leading up to the murder, the accused’s state of mind and whether there were any real or imagined provoking words or conduct from the deceased to the accused that would affect the accused’s state of mind: The Queen v. Mitchell, 1964 CanLII 42 (SCC), [1964] S.C.R. 471.
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