California Court of Appeal

The trial court committed prejudicial error in instructing the jury that any violation of the basic speed law is inherently dangerous to human life. Defendant's conviction for second degree murder is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/04/2004
• Published 02/04/2004

Judges

• JOHNSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Peter Gold, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, San Francisco, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey B. Kahan and Michael J. Wise, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.