Legal Opinion
Walden v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 20, 2005No. A05A0003PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
Paula Ann Walden lost control of the truck she was driving and struck and killed a pedestrian. A jury found Walden guilty under OCGA § 40-6-393 (a) of first degree vehicular homicide based on the charge that she caused the death by driving the truck in reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property in violation of OCGA § 40-6-390 (a). Walden was also found guilty on a separate charge of reckless driving in violation of OCGA § 40-6-390, but that conviction was vacated by operation of OCGA § 16-1-7 (a) when the trial court merged it into the first degree…
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