P. v. Soinila
Defendant Jared Soinila appeals a judgment imposing a six-year prison sentence upon his guilty plea to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. His attorney has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, raising no issues and requesting the court to make an independent review of the record.Defendant has filed a supplemental brief presenting a substantial issue, prompting the court to request further briefing from counsel on that issue.Having reviewed the record and the supplemental briefing that has been submitted, we conclude there was no error or need for further briefing.
The underlying facts were summarized in the defendant’s statement in mitigation submitted to the trial court as follows.“On February 27, 2016, at approximately 7:50 p.m., the defendant . . . caused a fatal accident on Vichy Springs Road, Ukiah.He was driving his 2009 silver Toyota Tacoma at an unsafe speed, while under the influence of alcohol. He cut a corner, and he lo
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