Can a defendant be executed on a charge of leaving the scene of a crime enhancement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Calles, 146 Cal.Rptr.3d 759 (Cal. App. 2012):
People v. Verlinde, supra, 100 Cal.App.4th at p. 1168, 123 Cal.Rptr.2d 322.) Because defendant is to be sentenced under a count for leaving the scene of an accident (count 3, 7, or 8), execution on the leaving the scene of a crime enhancement as to count 1 must also be stayed. (Ibid. )
(f) Count 9 Enhancement Based on Defendant Leaving the Scene of the Accident
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