California v. Leonard

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A jury convicted Jason Leonard of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run with injury, exhibiting a deadly weapon other than a firearm, vandalism, reckless driving while evading a peace officer, and two counts of possession of a leaded cane or baton. The trial court sentenced Leonard to six years eight months in prison. Leonard appealed, arguing: (1) the court erred by excluding impeachment evidence against a prosecution witness; and (2) the evidence did not support his conviction for reckless driving while evading a peace officer because he was not "assigned a traffic violation point" based on his conduct, within the meaning of section Penal Code 2800.2 (a). In the unpublished portion of its opinion, the Court of Appeal concluded the trial court properly excluded the proffered impeachment evidence under Evidence Code section 352. In the published portion, the Court concluded the statute defining reckless driving while evading a peace officer did not require evidence that Leonard was personally assessed traffic violation points. View "California v. Leonard" on Justia Law