CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 720
Special Circumstances: Financial Gain (Pen. Code,
§ 190.2(a)(1))
The defendant is charged with the special circumstance of murder for
financial gain [in violation of Penal Code section 190.2(a)(1)].
To prove that this special circumstance is true, the People must prove
that:
1. The defendant intended to kill;
[AND]
2. The killing was carried out for financial gain(;/.)
<Give element 3 only if robbery-murder also charged; see Bench Notes.>
[AND
3. (The defendant/ <insert name or description of
principal if not defendant>) expected the financial gain to result
from the death of <insert name of decedent>.]
New January 2006
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- courts.ca.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- calcrim-2019
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