Rocha

People v. Rocha

Good Law
146 Cal. Rptr. 81·1978 Cal. App. LEXIS 1481·80 Cal. App. 3d 972
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 5, 1978Crim. No. 16585California2,645 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Racanelli, J.

Defendant was convicted by a verdict of the jury finding him guilty of a violation of Penal Code section 192, subdivision 3(a) (count I: felony vehicular manslaughter) and Vehicle Code section 23101, subdivision (a) (count II: felony drunk driving). On appeal from the judgment entered imposing concurrent sentences to state prison, defendant claims error resulting from multiple convictions and punish *975 ment, unconstitutionality of Penal Code section 193, and the failure to give certain requested jury instructions. Only one of these claims has merit. Accordingly, we modify the judgment and, as modified, affirm.

We briefly summarize the facts relevant to our discussion:

In the early evening of June 21, 1976, while driving his new Mustang automobile accompanied by his passenger, Louis, defendant sped through the red traffic signal at the intersection of Central Expressway and Scott Boulevard in Santa Clara County, colliding broadside with another automobile then properly in the intersection which was traveling north on Scott Boulevard. The driver of the other automobile died later that evening from injuries sustained in the collision. A police officer responding to the…

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