STATE v. McKINNEY


605 S.W.2d 842 (1980)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Billy Joe McKINNEY, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied October 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry A. Wiersema, Jr., Knoxville, for appellant.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen. & Reporter, William P. Sizer, II, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Ronald A. Webster, Dist. Atty. Gen., D. Vance Martin, B. Rex McGee, Asst. Dist. Attys. Gen., Knoxville, for appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court October 6, 1980.

OPINION

DWYER, Judge.

Billy Joe McKinney was convicted of vehicular homicide, T.C.A. § 39-2412, and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. He appeals as of right, raising essentially ten issues for review.

On May 22, 1978, at about 2:00 p.m., Glen Webb was driving his school bus south on Norris Freeway in Knox County. As he entered a curve he saw the appellant's truck crossing...

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