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In reply to the discussion: Holy hell. Found this little nugget in a local report on George Zimmerman's latest escapade: [View all]avebury
(10,952 posts)a couple of years ago is that there is no time limit on long it takes to establish premeditation. For example, it you are in a dangerous situation and are able to move yourself to an area where you are safe, should you decide to turn back into the area of danger you are now acting with premeditation.
We had a situation where two young kids went into a pharmacy in an attempt to commit robbery. The pharmacist grabbed a gun and shot one of the boys. He chased the second boy out of the building (but that boy got away). At this point the pharmacist is safe because he left the building. After he chased off the boy, he chose to re-enter the building, walked by the boy on the floor (turning his back to the boy as he went to the back to change out the guns for a second loaded gun). He then walked back up to the front of the store and proceeded to shoot the boy several more times, killing him. The first shot was justified, the additional shots were not and he was convicted and is sitting in prison for premeditated murder. The security video showed the whole thing.