State v. Calvin

SUMMERS, Justice.

The grand jury of Natchitoches Parish returned a true bill charging that Jaca Calvin, Jr., negligently killed Susan M. Gordon. La.R.S. 14:32. He pled not guilty, waived trial by jury, and in a bench trial on October 30, 1975, he was found guilty as charged. Calvin was sentenced to serve three years in the parish jail, the last two years being suspended, Calvin being placed on supervised probation during that time.

One assignment of error is urged on this appeal. The defense asserts that it was error for the trial judge to find that de*501fendant was criminally negligent as there…