California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Galayan, B258290 (Cal. App. 2016):
"Imminent arrest" within the meaning of section 210.5 has not been defined by any court. But we take guidance from four cases discussing the meaning of "imminent arrest" in the context of special circumstance murder "committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing a lawful arrest, or perfecting or attempting to perfect, an escape from lawful custody." ( 190.2, subd. (a)(5); see People v. Cummings (1993) 4 Cal.4th
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