R.B. BURNS, J.
The prosecution appeals from an order of the Kent Circuit Court which dismissed this case on the ground that Michigan's negligent homicide statute, MCL 750.324; MSA 28.556, is unconstitutional. The court concluded that the statute violates due process because it imposes substantial criminal penalties for an act of ordinary negligence, thus making a defendant criminally liable without having any intent to commit a crime. The sole issue on appeal is the...
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