State v. Holm

Opinion

POHLMAN, Judge:

¶ 1 During his- early morning commute Carl John Holm drove through a red traffic light and collided with an,oncoming vehicle, fatally injuring the vehicle’s passenger (Victim). Following a jury trial Holm was convicted of negligent homicide. On appeal Holm asserts that, during voir dire, the trial court should have permitted follow-up questioning of jurors who indicated they or someone close to them had been involved in a serious car accident. We conclude that the trial court exceeded its discretion by precluding such questioning, and we therefore reverse Holm’s…