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People v. Watson | 637 P.2d. 279 (1981)
The difference between murder and manslaughter hinges on the killer’s mental state. To be guilty of murder, a defendant must’ve acted with malice. Can malicious intent be implied in a case of drunk-driving homicide? That’s the question in People versus Watson.
Late one night, Robert Watson drove to a bar and drank multiple beers. After leaving the bar, Watson drove through a red light and narrowly avoided hitting another car. Following this near miss, Watson sped off. Approaching another intersection at high speed, Watson struck a Toyota sedan, hitting his brakes just before the collision. The impact ejected the Toyota’s three occupants. The Toyota’s driver and her six-year-old daughter died. Half an hour after the accident, Watson’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the level necessary for legal intoxication.
Watson was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and vehicular manslaughter. At the preliminary hearing, expert testimony estimated Watson’s speed immediately prior to slamming on his brakes at eighty four miles per hour and approximately seventy miles per hour at the time of impact. The speed limit at the accident scene was thirty five miles per hour. The trial court granted Watson’s motion to dismiss the murder charges. The prosecution appealed to the California Supreme Court.
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