State v. Boldra

Appeal from a judgment of conviction in a prosecution for the offense of criminal negligence resulting in the death of a human being, contrary to Minn. St. 609.21. Defendant was fined and sentenced. The sentence committing defendant to the custody of the commissioner of corrections was stayed, and he was placed on probation. It is contended that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

From the record the jury could find that defendant ignored a highway stop sign and drove his automobile into an intersection, causing an accident which resulted in the deaths of two people. The…