People v. Cook
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, one count each for the three persons who died in the incident. The trial court enhanced Defendant’s sentence for “personally inflicting great bodily injury” on a fourth victim, who was injured in the accident but survived. The Court of Appeal upheld the enhancement as to the surviving victim but reversed the enhancements as to the manslaughter victims, concluding generally that Defendant’s manslaughter conviction was subject to any great bodily injury enhancement. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the sentence for manslaughter may not be enhanced for the infliction of great bodily injury as to anyone.
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