State v. Boss

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Lendon E. Boss, was indicted by a grand jury on December 3, 1981, charging him with operating a vehicle in reckless disregard of the safety of others resulting in the death of another, in violation of G.L.1956 (1968 Reenactment) § 31-27-1, as amended by P.L.1978, ch. 208, § 2. The case was tried before a justice of the Superior Court sitting with a jury on May 5, 1983, 1 which returned a verdict of guilty against the defendant. His motion for a new trial was denied on June 6, 1983, and he is now before us on appeal.

The record discloses that on…