State v. Russo

The defendant was convicted after a jury trial of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, in violation of General Statutes 53a-58a. The issues raised by the defendant in this appeal involve the constitutionality of that statute, the admissibility of certain evidence, the adequacy of the instructions to the jury and the denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal.1

The factual situation may be summarized as follows: The defendant, who was sixteen years old, was operating a motor vehicle northbound on Pocono Road in Brookfield at about 4 p.m. on March 7, 1979. The occupants of the vehicle…