Legal Opinion
State v. Leverett
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 18, 1990No. 89-189PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage
Following trial in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, a jury found appellant Clifford R. Leverett guilty of negligent homicide for striking and killing a pedestrian with his automobile. Leverett now appeals, primarily alleging errors in evidence and jury instructions related to his driving under the influence of alcohol. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Late in the afternoon of September 24, 1988, appellant Leverett was involved in an automobile accident near the curve where Sixth Avenue North leads into Division Street in downtown Billings, Montana. After rounding the…
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