Legal Opinion
State v. Knight
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 19, 2010No. 45,231-KAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
|, After a one-car accident resulted in the death of a passenger, the state charged the driver with vehicular homicide. After trial, a jury found the defendant guilty of negligent homicide, a violation of La. R.S. 14:32. Thereafter, the defendant was sentenced to five years of imprisonment at hard labor. Defendant now appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.
FACTS
On July 19, 2003, George Knight (“defendant” herein) and his longtime friend, Stephen L. Coburn, were involved in a one-car accident sometime after 2:00 a.m. on U.S. Highway 80 in West Monroe, Louisiana. Police and emergency…
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