State v. Bier

Defendant appeals from a conviction of negligent homicide, sec tion 95-4-104, R.C.M.1947, now section 45-5-104 MCA, following a jury trial in the Cascade County District Court.

The facts show that in the early morning of June 25, 1977, Deputy Sheriff Donovan responded to a call concerning a possible suicide at the Red Wheel Trailer Court in Great Falls. He arrived at about 1:30 a.m. and noticed defendant Richard Bier wave and holler at him to hurry. Donovan entered the trailer and saw defendant’s wife, Sharon Bier, on the floor in the doorway between the bedroom and hall of the trailer. She…