State v. Kliegel

SHANGLER, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of two separate counts of vehicular manslaughter in violation of § 577.005, RSMO Supp.1984, and was sentenced to imprisonment for two years on each count. The appeal contends that the evidence does not allow inference that the conduct proved against the defendant was criminally negligent, therefore the convictions may not stand.

The defendant Kliegel and his wife went to an inn on the evening of August 28, 1982, for a beer. There they met the Beards and the two couples decided to play cards at the Beard residence. On the way, they purchased a case of…