Lester v. State

The majority opinion has sounded the death knell for requiring that a defendant be culpable in order to be found guilty of negligent homicide. The statute under which the defendant was charged is 47 O.S. 1971, § ll-903(a), which states:

*1168“When the death of any person ensues within one year as a proximate result of injury received by the driving of any vehicle in reckless disregard of the safety of others, the person so operating such vehicle shall be guilty of negligent homicide.” (Emphasis added)

Here, no question was raised as to whether the person died within one year as the proximate result…