State v. Carlsten

Defendant was charged with the crime of negligent homicide under Rem. Rev. Stat., Vol. 7A, § 6360-120 [P. C. § 2696-878], which, so far as pertinent to the facts of the case, reads as follows:

“When the death of any person shall ensue within one year as a proximate result of injury received . . . by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner or with disregard for the safety of others, the person so operating such vehicle shall be guilty of negligent homicide by means of a motor vehicle.”

From judgment and sentence entered upon a verdict of guilty, defendant appeals.

Appellant assigns…