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Resource 9 . 3 . 1
12 minutes

State. v. Guthrie

Elizabeth Tanaka

While reading this case, pay specific attention to how the court discusses premeditated. What amount of time is required for something to have been premeditated?

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
194 W. Va. 657, 461 S.E.2d 163
No. 22710
1995-07-19

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