State v. Cooper

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Defendant was jury convicted of leaving the scene of an accident, § 577.060,1 RSMo 1978, resulting in a sentence by the court of two years, and under § 565.005 of manslaughter, sentence of five years, the sentences to run consecutively. Defendant does not question sufficiency of the evidence which showed him driving a motorcycle in a careless manner and at a high rate of speed in Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri striking and killing a pedestrian. The defendant stopped to help the victim — then left the scene to allegedly go for help, but he never returned.

Defendant alleges…