People v. Durkin

Opinion

NEWMAN, J.

Statement of the Case

In a misdemeanor complaint filed January 27, 1986, defendant was charged with a violation of Penal Code section 192, subdivision (c)(2) (vehicular manslaughter).1 After a jury trial commencing February 27, 1987, and concluding March 12, 1987, defendant was found guilty. Defendant appeals, condending the judgment should be reversed because the trial court failed to give, sua sponte, a unanimity instruction to the jury. We disagree and affirm.

Facts

On the morning of October 9, 1983, defendant was driving his Ford Ranchero with a passenger westbound on…