Legal Opinion
People v. Moore
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 23, 2010No. B215307PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, P. J.
Defendant driver races through city streets at excessive speeds. He runs a red light and collides with another car which in turn hits another car. The accident causes death to one victim and serious injury to another. These facts support a murder conviction based on implied malice even though the driver was not under the influence, and was not the object of a pursuit.
A jury convicted Hal Lee Moore of second degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 189, 187, subd. (a)); vehicular manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (c)(1)); leaving the scene of an accident (Veh. Code, § 20001, subd.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. FullerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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