Buckles v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

The major issue to be resolved in this case is whether a defendant, charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated driving under the influence, is entitled to have the jury instructed that it may consider the conduct of a victim who was operating another vehicle in arriving at a determination as to whether the actions of the defendant constitute the cause of death of that victim. Other issues presented and argued relate to the sufficiency of probable cause to arrest Donald J. Buckles, Jr. (Buckles) for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in…