State v. Viens

¶ 1. After he shot and killed Rejean Lussier while hunting, defendant Collin Viens was charged, convicted, and sentenced for involuntary manslaughter. 13 V.S.A. §2304. On appeal, defendant claims that the trial court erred in instructing the jury and in denying defendant’s motions for a judgment of acquittal. Defendant also asserts that his conviction cannot stand because the State’s information was defective. We disagree and affirm.

¶2. The record, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, reveals the following facts. On November 23, 2005, defendant, a college freshman, went hunting…