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Menlo Park man sentenced to year in jail for drunken driving

Original post made on Jun 25, 2015

A Menlo Park man pleaded no contest to one count of felony drunken driving in a case involving collisions with several vehicles and a roadside electrical box in January 2015, according to prosecutors.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, June 25, 2015, 11:53 AM

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Posted by Jack Hickey
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Jun 25, 2015 at 12:23 pm

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"In a comprehensive plea bargain with Criminal Presiding Judge Leland Davis, Daniel Edward Gere, 74, also pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor drunken driving cases."

David, did you mean "drunken driving charges"? Or, were there 3 separate incidents?

Editor's note: The DA said: "... the defendant also pleaded nolo contendere to two pending and separate misdemeanor drunk driving cases..."


Posted by pogo
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jun 25, 2015 at 4:53 pm

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Seems appropriate.

I only hope that Mr. Gere upholds his end of the bargain ... but I'm skeptical that he is even capable.


Posted by Michael G. Stogner
a resident of another community
on Jun 26, 2015 at 10:48 am

Hon. Judge Leland Davis lll

Prosecutors sought a sentence of three years in state prison.


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