What is the difference between a misdemeanor evasion of a peace officer under Vehicle Code section 2800.1 and a felony evasion of the peace officer?

Appellant challenges the trial court's failure to instruct on misdemeanor evasion of a peace officer under Vehicle Code section 2800.1, which is a lesser included offense of felony evasion of a peace officer under Vehicle Code section 2800.2. (People v. Springfield (1993) 13 Cal.App.4th 1674, 1680-1681 (Springfield).) "The only distinction between the two crimes is that in committing the greater offense the defendant drives the pursued vehicle 'in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.'" (Id. at p. 1680.) The Attorney General

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