State v. Brown

In a trial before the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, a jury found Dusty Dennis Brown guilty of negligent endangerment. He appeals. We affirm.

The issue is whether the District Court erred in denying Brown’s motion for a directed verdict.

On August 3, 1993, Janet Hatt was driving on U.S. Highway 93 northbound from Missoula, Montana, with her two young daughters as passengers. Hatt heard a gunshot behind her. When she looked in the rearview mirror, she saw a large mustard-yellow car following her vehicle. The arm and hand of the front-seat passenger, a man, were…