Gebben v. State

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Dominic Gebben drove his vehicle around a stopped school bus and ran over five-year-old Nathan Key, killing the young child. The school bus’s red warning lights were activated and its stop sign extended when Gebben fatally struck Nathan, who had just exited the bus and was crossing the street. Gebben fled the scene and hid his vehicle in some nearby woods. A jury in the Jones County Circuit Court found Gebben guilty of culpable-negligence manslaughter and fleeing the scene of an accident. On appeal, Gebben raises several errors primarily challenging the circuit…