State v. Rhoden

PREWITT, Judge.

Following jury trial, defendant was convicted of manslaughter, § 565.005, RSMo 1978, and sentenced to six months in the county jail and fined $1000. Defendant was charged with manslaughter “in that defendant unlawfully killed Kenneth R. Worthy by defendant’s culpable negligence in operating a motor vehicle on or about the 18th day of September, 1981”.

We first consider defendant’s contention that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. He contends that although the evidence indicates he was negligent, it does not rise to the level of “culpable negligence”. See §…