State v. Storey

The defendant in this proceeding, Daniel Merritt Storey, was sentenced to six months and one day in the Nicholas County jail for negligent homicide. On appeal, he claims that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction, that the trial court erred in giving two of the State’s instructions, and that the court erred in refusing to disqualify several prospective jurors for cause. After reviewing the record, this Court finds that the defendant’s assertions are without merit and affirms the judgment of the circuit court.

On August 17, 1986, Melinda K. White, who was driving north on a…