State v. Stroud

*62Defendant Douglas McKenzie Stroud appeals from his conviction and sentence in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, for negligent homicide. We affirm.

During the early morning hours of March 14, 1982, Missoula County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting incident in the Rattlesnake area north of Missoula, Montana. Upon arriving at the scene, the deputies spotted a man, later identified as the defendant, Douglas McKenzie Stroud, standing outside a residence. Both deputies noticed that Stroud was carrying a gun. He surrendered the weapon voluntarily, was…