Caton v. State

CARDINE, Justice.

In a trial to the court, Patrick Catón was convicted of aggravated homicide by vehicle. His appeal of the conviction presents three questions which we must determine. First, was he denied a speedy trial? Second, does the vehicular homicide statute under which he was convicted apply when the victim is a pedestrian? 1 And, finally, is that statute unconstitutionally vagué?

We affirm.

FACTS

On July 10, 1983, a police officer observed appellant speeding within the Pine-dale town limits. The officer stopped appellant and ordered him out of his pickup truck. Rather than complying with…