People v. Pinkston
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
*389Opinion
CROSKEY, J.
Steven Terrose Pinkston appeals the judgment entered after conviction by jury of evading an officer with willful disregard for the safety of persons and property, a felony, and evading arrest, a misdemeanor. (Veh. Code, §§ 2800.2, subd. (a), 2800.1, subd. (a).) The trial court sentenced Pinkston to a term of 25 years to life in state prison. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
1. Prosecution’s evidence.
The evidence introduced at trial established Pinkston’s involvement in two separate instances of evading a peace officer.
a. The September 14th incident.
On September 14,…
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