Legal Opinion
People v. Corners
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 1985No. Crim. 13854PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CARR, J.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether a defendant who is convicted of unlawfully leaving the scene of an injury-accident but acquitted of criminal wrongdoing for the accident itself may be ordered to pay restitution to the injured person. Defendant James Corners was charged with assault with a deadly weapon by use of an automobile and infliction of great bodily injury (Pen. Code, §§ 245, subd. (a)(1), 12022.7) and with unlawfully leaving the scene of an accident in which a person was injured (Veh. Code, §§ 20001, 20003). 1 A jury found defendant guilty of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- People v. BammesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
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3Cited by36 opinions
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