By information filed in Merced County Superior Court on December 28, 1993, appellant, Antonio Morales Garcia, was charged with the following offenses: (1) the murder of Maria Prado, in violation of Penal Code section 187; (2) gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in violation of Penal Code section 191.5; (3) driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs resulting in injury in violation of Vehicle Code section 23153, subdivision (a); (4) driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or more resulting in injury in violation of Vehicle Code section 23153, subdivision (b); (5) driving with a suspended or revoked license in violation of Vehicle Code section 14601.2, subdivision (a); and hit and run driving in violation of Vehicle Code section 20002, subdivision (a). It was further alleged that, within the last seven years, appellant had suffered a prior conviction for driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or more.
