Felony Hit & Run and Vehicular Manslaughter
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Case Details
Client was charged with collision with a motorcycle while driving on the freeway and then fleeing from the scene of the accident without stopping; hit and run with vehicular manslaughter. The victim (motorcycle rider) was pronounced dead in the hospital. The case was stretched out over two years. The District Attorney would not negotiate. We filed several motions and conducted a preliminary hearing. The judge still bound over my client for trial. I then wrote a 995 motion to show previous judge should not have held my client to answer (to go to trial). The powerful 995 motion suddenly made the District Attorney dismiss the felony hit and run charge and offered probation instead of jail or prison time for the manslaughter charge. My client didn’t want to gamble with a trial, so we accepted the plea deal.
Additional Notes
Felony hit and run charge dismissed, probation for manslaughter charge. Plea deal accepted after 995 motion.