Is there a reasonable implication that defendant was driving under the influence of alcohol?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thompson, 135 P.3d 3, 38 Cal.4th 811, 43 Cal.Rptr.3d 750 (Cal. 2006):
had provided of the driver, and defendant's visible intoxication. Under these circumstances, it was a "reasonable implication" that defendant was the driver. Relying on People v. Hampton (1985) 164 Cal.App.3d 27, 209 Cal.Rptr.
[43 Cal.Rptr.3d 754]
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