State v. Brown

SUMMERS, Justice.

Defendant, Thomas J. Brown, was convicted of a charge that he unlawfully killed Willie Jones by criminal negligence. La. Rev.Stat. 14:32. He was found guilty in a jury trial and sentenced to serve four years, eleven months in the custody of the Department of Corrections and to pay $60 court costs, and, in default thereof, to serve thirty days in the parish prison.

On this appeal one assignment of error presents the contention that the trial judge erroneously denied a defense motion for a directed verdict.

Negligent homicide is defined by Article 32 of the Criminal Code:

“Negligen…