STATE v. BELGARD

No. 15743.

615 P.2d 1274 (1980)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Vincent L. BELGARD, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Yengich, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


PER CURIAM:

Defendant appeals from a jury conviction on charges of automobile homicide and raises several issues on appeal. However, we are concerned only with the issue of the trial judge's instruction as to the degree of negligence which the jury must find in order to convict the defendant. The instruction correctly stated the court's understanding of that element of the crime at the time of defendant's trial, to wit: The jury need only made a finding of simple...

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