State v. Gillon

OPINION

WADE, J.

The defendant, John H. Gillon, was convicted of the criminally negligent homicide of Terry Phillips, the aggravated assault of Lemmie Haynie, and the assault of James Haynie. The trial court imposed sentences of one year, two years, and eleven months, twenty-nine days respectively. When, however, the defendant filed a motion for judgment of acquittal or, in the alternative, a new trial, the trial court acquitted the defendant on all counts. The state appeals from that judgment.

At about dusk on the evening of April 6, 1995, there was an automobile accident at the intersection of…