People v. Beard

The defendant, Charles Beard, was charged with reckless homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol, and failure to drive on the right side of the road. Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of all three offenses. He was sentenced to a fine of $1,000 and a one-year term of probation, conditioned on serving six months of work release, for the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was fined $100 and costs on the charge of failure to drive on the right side of the road. However, the defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment was granted as to the reckless homicide…