California Supreme Court
May 30, 2014
State high court debates whether silence can be used against defendant
State prosecutors argued in the state Supreme Court Wednesday that a person involved in a serious car accident can be convicted based in part on his failure to inquire about people in the other car.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Prosecutors argued in the state Supreme Court Wednesday that a person involved in a serious car accident can be convicted based in part on his failure to inquire about people in the other car.
The case involves a fatal car collision in which an 8-year-old girl died and her sister was seriously injured. Richard Tom of San Mateo was convicted of vehicular manslaughter based in part on the fact that he a...
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