State v. Rideout

Under the provisions of §§ 7-288 to 7-291, W.S.1957, the County Attorney of Sheridan County claims error of the trial court (a) in directing a verdict of acquittal for insufficiency of evidence upon which to find defendant Rideout guilty of negligent homicide and lesser included offenses and (b) for refusal to allow the coroner to testify as to what defendant said concerning the speed of his vehicle at the time of the fatal accident.

In the justice court the State had charged three counts, one under § 6-58, W.S.1957 (manslaughter), a second under § 31-232, W.S.1957, C.1967 (negligent…