People v. Tevaseu CA1/3

Filed 1/25/22 P. v. Tevaseu CA1/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A158436

v. LOGOLOGOA TEVASEU, (Sonoma County Super. Ct. No. SCR-709679) Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Logologoa Tevaseu drove at high speed on the wrong side of a highway while intoxicated. He crashed head-on into a car coming in the opposite direction, killing the driver and causing three additional vehicles to collide. A jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and two other counts relating to driving while intoxicated. On appeal, defendant contends that the jury was improperly instructed on the meaning of “conscious disregard” in the context of implied malice murder and…