Legal Opinion
State v. Vinzant
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 30, 1942No. 36559PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of involuntary homicide, as defined by Act 64 of 1930, and sentenced to serve nine months in the parish jail. He appealed.
Section 1, Act 64 of 1930, reads as fol-1 lows:
“Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana, That any person who, by, operation or use of any vehicle in a grossly negligent or grossly reckless manner, but not wilfully or wantonly, causes the death of another person, shall be guilty of the crime of involuntary homicide, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, with or…
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3Cited by87 opinions
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