People v. Thompson

Opinion

WUNDERLICH, J.—

I. Statement of the Case

Defendant Deborah Lynette Thompson appeals from a judgment entered after a jury convicted her of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated (GVMI) and found that she previously served a prison term and had two prior convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), one of which involved bodily injury to another person. (Pen. Code, §§ 191.5, subds. (a) and (d) and 667.5, subd. (b).)

On appeal, defendant claims that the court erred in giving incorrect instructions on GVMI and the required predicate acts, duplicative instructions concerning GVMI…