State v. Scribner

Opinion

HENNESSY, J.

The defendant, William R. Scribner, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 14-222a. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly refused to instruct the jury that contributory negligence is a valid defense under General Statutes § 14-2832 to *738the charge of negligent homicide with an emergency vehicle. We conclude that the defendant was not entitled to the requested jury instruction because it was an incorrect statement of the law. Accordingly, we…