Courtney v. State

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the misdemeanor of negligent homicide. He was driving on a street near the town square of Monticello, Arkansas, about 9 p.m. on June 1, 1983, when he struck Walter Vick, a pedestrian. Vick died eighteen days later. The jury verdict assessed punishment at one year in the county jail, a $1,000 fine, and recommended treatment at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.

The appellant admits that his vehicle struck Vick and, although appellant left the scene, he drove immediately home where he told his father what had happened, and within a few…