P. v. Aguilar CA1/1
While driving under the influence of alcohol, defendant Mauricio Ramirez Aguilar crashed into an SUV that had just entered the highway in front of him. The collision killed the SUV’s driver, 87-year-old Constantine Tsavalas. A jury convicted Aguilar of second degree implied malice murder under People v. Watson (1981) 30 Cal.3d 290 (Watson) and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and the trial court sentenced him to 15 years
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