State v. Haley

— Juanita Haley was charged and convicted of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to not more than 10 years in the penitentiary. She moved for relief from the judgment, 1 arguing she should have been charged with negligent homicide. The motion was denied. An appeal from the denial of the motion was consolidated with the appeal filed from the conviction. We reverse and remand.

On July 9, 1982, at approximately 6 a.m., witnesses observed Mrs. Haley arguing with her former husband, Don Haley, in the parking lot behind KK's Restaurant and Lounge in Wenatchee, Washington. Mrs. Haley, who managed…