Can a driver who has a history of prior DUI convictions be found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Halverson, C075996 (Cal. App. 2018):
Moreover, in People v. Jimenez (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 1337, a defendant involved in a fatal accident had been driving while his license was suspended or revoked following a series of DUI convictions. The appellate court concluded that a rational jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that a driver who had prior DUI convictions and
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