People v. Ross

Defendant was convicted of (1) hit and run driving (Pen. Code, §480), and (2) manslaughter, a misdemeanor (Pen. Code, §192, subd. 3(b)). He appeals from the judgment.

As grounds for a reversal, defendant contends (1) the evidence is insufficient to prove 2 that he was the driver of the ear that hit and killed the victim, and (2) that the evidence fails to establish the - elements necessary to constitute the offense of manslaughter, a misdemeanor.

On December 31, 1954, between 8 :15 and 9 :30 p. m. Bud Eobinson, while walking across Willowbrook Avenue, in Los Angeles, from east to west at the…