Can a defendant appeal against his sentence for the murder of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a car?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Villegas, B297114 (Cal. App. 2020):
The jury found defendant guilty of murder, vehicular manslaughter, and leaving the scene of an accident. Defendant was sentenced to 15 years to life for murder, with a concurrent term for leaving the scene, and the sentence for vehicular manslaughter stayed. Defendant appealed again, raising double jeopardy and other issues. We affirmed. (People v. Villegas, supra, B190206 [nonpub. opn.].)
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