P. v. King
Defendant Deborah Kim King appeals after conviction, by jury trial, of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. (Pen. Code, § 191.5, subd. (a).[1]) The trial court found that she had three or more prior convictions of driving under the influence (§ 191.5, subd. (d)) and sentenced her to an indeterminate prison term of 15 years to life.
On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by failing to grant a new trial based on newly discovered evidence concerning the prosecution’s toxicology expert. She also contends the trial court erred by failing to grant a mistrial when the toxicology expert mentioned that defendant had marijuana in her system. Finally, she contends the trial court erred by allowing the prosecution to introduce evidence concerning her prior acts of driving under the influence. We will affirm.
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