Is a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt for fleeing from a pursuing peace officer's vehicle?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Terrell, E061310 (Cal. App. 2015):

defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citations.] Reversal on this ground is unwarranted unless it appears 'that upon no hypothesis whatever is there sufficient substantial evidence to support [the conviction].' [Citations.]" (People v. Bolin (1998) 18 Cal.4th 297, 331.)

Under section 2800.2, it is a crime "for a motorist to flee from, or attempt to elude, a pursuing peace officer's vehicle in 'violation of Section 2800.1' and 'in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.'" (People v. Hudson (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1002, 1007.) Section 2800.2, subdivision (a), provides: "If a person flees or attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer in violation of Section 2800.1 and the pursued vehicle is driven in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, the person driving the vehicle, upon conviction, shall be punished . . . ."

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