Fear Not Law Articles: P. v. Mason

P. v. Mason

Filed 2/8/07 P. v. Mason CA6

Opinion following rehearing

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

SHAVOUGUE ANTOINE MASON,

Defendant and Appellant.

H028624

(Monterey County

Super. Ct. No. SS033582)

Defendant Shavougue Antoine Mason was sentenced to 45 years to life in state prison. He was convicted of killing Rene Porras, Rosalinda Gonzales, and the couple's unborn child when he drove at excessive speed through a stop sign under the influence of alcohol on December 4, 2003. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of mental state, the admissibility of his driving history of Vehicle Code violations and accidents, and a jury instruction which created â€

Description	Defendant was sentenced to 45 years to life in state prison. He was convicted of killing Rene Porras, Rosalinda Gonzales, and the couple's unborn child when he drove at excessive speed through a stop sign under the influence of alcohol on December 4, 2003. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of mental state, the admissibility of his driving history of Vehicle Code violations and accidents, and a jury instruction which created "an impermissible conclusive presumption in violation of [defendant's] right to due process of law." Court affirmed.
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