P. v. Mason
Defendant was sentenced to 45 years to life in state prison. He was convicted of killing Rene Porras, Rosalinda Gonzales, and the couple's unborn child when he drove at excessive speed through a stop sign under the influence of alcohol on December 4, 2003. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of mental state, the admissibility of his driving history of Vehicle Code violations and accidents, and a jury instruction which created "an impermissible conclusive presumption in violation of [defendant's] right to due process of law." Court affirmed.
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