People v. Reddick CA3

I. BACKGROUND

A. Trial Proceedings, First Appeal, First Resentencing, and Second Appeal In 2013, defendant sideswiped a van, drove off at high speed, ran multiple red lights, and crashed into another car, killing defendant’s two passengers, and seriously injuring the driver of the other car. (People v. Reddick (Mar. 6, 2020, C086057) [nonpub. opn.] (Reddick I).) A jury found defendant guilty of two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated (Pen. Code, § 191.5, subd. (a)),1 one count of driving under the influence causing injury (former Veh. Code, § 23153, subd. (a)), one misdemeanor count of hit and run with damage to property (Veh. Code, § 20002, subd. (a)), and one misdemeanor count of driving without a valid driver’s license (Veh. Code, § 12500, subd. (a)). The jury found true that defendant had a prior serious felony (former § 667, subd. (a)) and two prior strikes (§§ 667, subd. (e)(2), 1170.12, subd. (c)(2)). As to the driving under the influence count, the jury also found true that defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)). (Reddick I, supra, C086057.) The two prior strikes were based on a September 12, 2008 conviction for…