People v. Reyes

Summary

The court held that the trial court improperly denied Reyes’s resentencing petition because the evidence did not support murder liability under a direct-perpetrator theory, and the court applied the wrong legal requirements to any direct-aiding-and-abetting theory. Direct aiding and abetting implied-malice murder remains legally valid, but the aider must aid the life-endangering act and personally possess the required knowledge and mental state concerning that act. The judgment was reversed and remanded for further proceedings under the correct standards.