State v. Boadi

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Sampson Boadi was charged with several counts of criminal recklessness, including reckless homicide, as a result of an automobile collision that oceurred when Boadi, driving a semi tractor-trailer, failed to stop at a red light. At the conclusion of the State's case-in-chief during Boadi's jury trial, the trial court granted Boadi's motion for a directed verdiet on all counts on the ground that the recklessness element was not supported by sufficient evidence. Concluding that the trial court properly granted Boadi's motion because the State failed to introduce…