Legal Opinion
United States v. Zunie
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 19, 2006No. 04-2256PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Shortly before midnight one evening, Randall Zunie, dangerously drunk and recklessly out of control, drove his truck into the opposite lane of traffic and collided head-on with a smaller vehicle. The collision left a four-year-old boy permanently and severely disabled. Following a jury trial, the federal government obtained a conviction against Zunie for assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Zunie appeals, arguing that he lacked the requisite mens rea to suffer conviction. Because we conclude that a finding of recklessness supports a conviction for assault…
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