PEOPLE v. GARCIA

Docket No. 27238.

214 Cal.App.3d Supp. 1 (1989)

262 Cal. Rptr. 915

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DOROTHY GARCIA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Appellate Department, Superior Court, Los Angeles.

August 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Samuel J. Saltalamacchia for Defendant and Appellant.

Ira Reiner, District Attorney, Donald J. Kaplan and Brent Riggs, Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

HINZ, J.

Appellant was convicted of attempted driving under the influence. (Pen. Code, § 664; Veh. Code, § 23152, subd. (a).) (1) The sole issue raised on appeal is whether this offense exists under California law.

We first consider the language and intent of the penal statutes governing attempted crimes. Pursuant to Penal Code section 664,1 "Every person who attempts...

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