P. v. Hamblin
After a court trial, defendant Dale Brian Hamblin was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs causing injury (Veh. Code, 23153, subd. (a); undesignated section references are to this code; count 1) and driving with a blood-alcohol content of more than .08 percent causing injury ( 23153, subd. (b); count 2). The court found the following enhancement allegations to be true: defendant had a blood-alcohol content of .20 percent or more ( 23578) [now .15 percent or more]; defendant caused bodily injury to more than one person ( 23558); and defendant inflicted great bodily injury on two victims (Pen. Code, 12022.7). Defendant contends (1) counsel rendered ineffective assistance in failing to present evidence that the driver of the other vehicle may have been under the influence of methamphetamine at the time of the collision, and (2) the trial court erroneously imposed two $20 court security fees (Pen. Code, 1465.8).
Defendant has failed to demonstrate prior defense counsels performance was deficient. He is relegated to habeas corpus proceedings. The judgment is affirmed.
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