People v. Martin
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WISEMAN, J.
The defendant in this case was involved in three vehicular accidents, two of which resulted in bodily injuries to others, in the span of less than one hour. In the third accident, she tilled a four-year-old child strapped in a child safety seat in the backseat of his mother’s vehicle. Defendant’s blood-alcohol level was .27 percent. She was convicted of second degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and other related charges.
On appeal, defendant challenges the constitutionality of Penal Code section 22 1 and argues the jury was improperly instructed…
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