CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 737
Special Circumstances: Murder of Transportation Worker
(Pen. Code, § 190.25)
The defendant is charged with the special circumstance of murdering
(a/an) (operator/driver/station agent/ticket agent) of (a/an)
<insert name of vehicle or transportation entity specified in Pen. Code,
§ 190.25> [in violation of Penal Code section 190.25].
To prove that this special circumstance is true, the People must prove
that:
1. The defendant intended to kill <insert name of
decedent>;
2. <insert name of decedent> was (a/an) (operator/
driver/station agent/ticket agent) of (a/an) <insert
name of vehicle or transportation entity specified in Pen. Code,
§ 190.25> performing (his/her) duties;
AND
3. When <insert name of decedent> was killed, the
defendant knew, or reasonably should have known, that
<insert name of decedent> was (a/an) (operator/
driver/station agent/ticket agent) of (a/an) <insert
name of vehicle or transportation entity specified in Pen. Code,
§ 190.25> and that (he/she) was performing (his/her) duties.
New January 2006
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
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