State v. Johnson

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of Negligent Homicide in the Second Degree.

On November 30, 1978, defendant was indicted, by the Maui Grand Jury on a charge of Negligent Homicide in the First Degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-703 (1976). After jury trial, the defendant was convicted of the lesser offense of Negligent Homicide in the Second Degree, HRS § 707-704 (1976), which reads:(1) A person is guilty of the offense of negligent homicide in the second degree if he causes the death of another person by the operation of a vehicle in…