State v. Shrout

Robert Emil Shrout (“Defendant”) appeals his conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the second degree, see section 565.024.3.1 He raises four issues on appeal: (1) that he was not subject to a duty of care to the victim; (2) that, even if he was subject to such a duty, the evidence was insufficient to show that he breached that duty; (3) that section 565.024 is void for vagueness because it does not define “criminal negligence”; and (4) that both he and his wife cannot be found guilty of the second-degree involuntary manslaughter of the same person. Finding no merit in any of Defendant’s…