State of Florida v. Samuel Depriest

Samuel Depriest was charged by information with vehicular homicide. De-priest moved to dismiss the charges,pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(c)(4) (2014), asserting that his actions did not rise to the level of recklessness required to prove the offense of vehicular homicide. The State filed a traverse, and the matter proceeded to a hearing. After the hearing, the trial court granted Depri-est’s motion, concluding that the undisputed facts did not establish that Depriest’s actions rose to the level of willful and wanton driving, and granted the motion to dismiss. We…