P. v. Nickerson
While driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, appellant Michael Vaughn Nickerson caused a fatal traffic accident near Barstow. Following his conviction for manslaughter and other crimes, the court sentenced him to 25 years to life, plus 5 years based on his prior record. On appeal, he contends his convictions should be reversed because the police did not respect his Miranda rights (see Mirandav. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 (Miranda)) and the court committed evidentiary and instructional error. He also contends the court erred in failing to dismiss one of his prior strike convictions and by denying him conduct credits toward the indeterminate portion of his sentence. Court agree with appellants last contention, and therefore Court modify the judgment with respect to his conduct credits. Other than that, however, Court affirm the judgment in its entirety.
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