Exactly, the determination of guilt should be based upon facts that occurred prior to and during the accident. What happened afterwards, unless it is something akin to spoliation of evidence, has any bearing on whether he was acting with an indifference toward human life. Sure sounds like a poor decision, but that’s what I’ve come to expect from the Cal Sups over the last 20 years.
“Exactly, the determination of guilt should be based upon facts that occurred prior to and during the accident. “
I think the facts that he was drunk and killed someone at over twice the speed limit had a little bearing in his conviction.