Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 1994No. A065051PublishedCited by 2 opinions
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ANDERSON, P. J.
On the evening of August 21, 1993, Clarence Johnson (appellant) drove his car under the influence of alcohol. At one point that evening, he drove over the center line on the Silverado Trail in Calistoga (Napa County) and struck a car driven by Walter Dominguez, killing Dominguez. Appellant was convicted by a jury of the second degree murder of Dominguez. He was sentenced to a term of 15 years to life in state prison and was ordered to pay a restitution fine of $10,000. Appellant asserts that the trial court committed reversible error in permitting the prosecution to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. WhitfieldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. McCarnesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- People v. BrognaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- People v. MurrayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. AutryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002