Collins v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted of first-degree homicide by vehicle. See OCGA § 40-6-393. This statute authorizes conviction of “[a]ny person who, without malice aforethought, causes the death of another person through the violation of Code Section 40-6-271, 40-6-390, 40-6-391, or subsection (a) of Code Section 40-6-395 . . .” The indictment charged that the victim’s death had been caused through a violation of OCGA § 40-6-271, which requires the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to stop and render assistance. On appeal, the defendant contends…