Johnson v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant appeals her conviction of homicide by vehicle in the second degree.

The defendant and three others were occupants of a vehicle which ran off the road, thereby injuring one of the passengers so severely that he later died. The original accusation charged the defendant with homicide by vehicle in the second degree by driving under the influence. However, at the time of trial, the state amended the accusation by deleting the words "driving under the influence,” and substituting charges of speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road, operating a motor vehicle without…