Commonwealth v. Agnew

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This case involves a motor vehicle accident in which the survivor, appellant Lowell Mehaffey Agnew, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He now appeals, contending that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction. We agree that the Commonwealth has not proved the requisite mens rea for involuntary manslaughter, and, therefore, we vacate the judgment of sentence and order Agnew discharged.

Accepting as true all of the Commonwealth’s evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom, the facts are as follows. At approximately 11:30 p. m. on the evening of…