Haxforth v. State

WESTON, Judge, Pro Tem.

Matthew Haxforth stands convicted of vehicular manslaughter. He now appeals a district court decision affirming a magistrate’s judgment dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. He argues, first, that I.C. § 18-4006(3)(c), the vehicular manslaughter statute, conflicts with I.C. § 18-114, the general criminal intent statute. Second, he contends that I.C. § 18-4006(3)(c) violates the due process clause of the United States Constitution. Third, he argues that his conviction violates I.C. § 18-201 because he was not “culpably negligent.” For the reasons explained…