State v. Keiser

Defendant Wolf Reiser appeals the judgment of the district court and its subsequent orders denying his motions for judgment of acquittal and for a new trial following a jury verdict finding defendant guilty of leaving the scene of an accident, fatality resulting, in violation of 23 V.S.A. § 1128(c). On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court issued an erroneous instruction regarding constructive knowledge in response to a jury question; (2) the trial Court erroneously declined to include defendant’s requested additional instruction in response to the jury question; (3) the trial court…