P. v. Baltazar
Defendant Javier Baltazar[1] was convicted after jury trial of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) causing injury (Veh. Code, § 23153, subd. (a)),[2] driving with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more causing injury (§ 23153, subd. (b)), leaving the scene of an accident (§ 20001, subd. (a)), driving with a suspended license (§ 14601.2, subd. (a), a misdemeanor), and giving false information to a police officer (Pen. Code, § 148.9, subd. (a), a misdemeanor). The jury further found true allegations that defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury upon two victims (§ 23558; Pen. Code, §§ 12022.7, subd. (a)). The jury found not true an allegation that defendant refused to take a chemical test (§ 23577). The court found that defendant admitted allegations that he had two prior convictions for DUI. (§ 23566.) It sentenced defendant to seven years in state prison.
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