P. v. Villasenor
Ignacio Villaseñor participated in a speed contest on a public highway, struck and killed a pedestrian, and sped away. A jury found him guilty of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (c)(1)), engaging in a speed contest (Veh. Code, § 23109, subd. (a)), hit and run violations (Veh. Code, §§ 20001, subd. (a), 20002, subd. (a)), and driving without a license (Veh. Code, § 12500, subd. (a)). The jury also found true allegations that the hit and run violations resulted in death and that Villaseñor fled the scene after committing vehicular manslaughter. (Veh. Code, § 20001, subds. (b)(2), (c).) The trial court sentenced Villaseñor to prison for an aggregate term of nine years.
Villaseñor seeks reversal of the conviction of vehicular manslaughter on the ground the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct during closing argument by misstating the law of causation and disparaging his defense. We affirm the judgment.
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