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PEOPLE v. MUTUMA

No. F048799.

50 Cal.Rptr.3d 547 (2006)

144 Cal.App.4th 635

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Joshua Marete MUTUMA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of California, Fifth District.

November 1, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meredith J. Watts, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, Stan Cross and Susan J. Orton, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

WISEMAN, J.

Defendant Joshua Mutuma challenges his conviction under Vehicle Code section 2800.2 for felony evasion of a peace officer by car.1 He claims that the court did not properly submit to the jury the question of whether three traffic violations committed during the evasion showed willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, elevating the crime to felony status. We disagree. Following a recent...

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