What is the test for finding of great bodily injury in a motor vehicle accident?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. ROSS, G042846, Super. Ct. No. RIF127592 (Cal. App. 2011):

In People v. Sanchez (1982) 131 Cal.App.3d 718, multiple abrasions and lacerations, a long diagonal scratch across the back, numerous small lacerations on the neck, with serious swelling and bruising of the right eye, and a swollen cheek supported a finding of great bodily injury. (Id. at p. 733.) Lastly, as noted above, a bone fracture supports a finding of great bodily injury. "It is common knowledge that a bone fracture is not merely a transitory bodily distress, but a severe and protracted injury which causes significant pain and requires considerable time to heal." (People v. Johnson, supra, 104

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