ABERNATHY v. STATE

A89A0560.

191 Ga. App. 350 (1989)

381 S.E.2d 537

ABERNATHY v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen J. Anderson, Donna L. Avans, for appellant.

Ken Stula, Solicitor, Dean Broome, Assistant Solicitor, for appellee.


DEEN, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Janet Abernathy, was convicted of second degree vehicular homicide and no proof of insurance. On appeal, in addition to contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions, Abernathy enumerates as error the denial of her motion to sever and the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on criminal negligence as the mens rea for misdemeanor vehicular homicide.

The evidence showed that as Abernathy...

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