California v. Fuentes
Annotate this CaseDefendant-appellant Rodrigo Fuentes, Jr. was convicted by jury of two crimes: (1) fleeing a police officer while driving with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property (wanton disregard while fleeing); and (2) resisting a police officer. He raised an issue of first impression by contending that the latter crime was a lesser included offense of the former. The Court of Appeal held that resisting a police officer was not a lesser included offense of wanton disregard while fleeing. The Court rejected his other contentions (except for a custody calculation issue the parties agreed on) and affirmed.
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