STATE v. KNIGHT

No. 45,231-KA.

36 So.3d 1163 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. George E. KNIGHT, II, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 19, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project, by Paula C. Marx, for Appellant.

Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Ellen R. Eade, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before STEWART, GASKINS and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, J.

After a one-car accident resulted in the death of a passenger, the state charged the driver with vehicular homicide. After trial, a jury found the defendant guilty of negligent homicide, a violation of La. R.S. 14:32. Thereafter, the defendant was sentenced to five years of imprisonment at hard labor. Defendant now appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

On July 19, 2003, George Knight ("defendant" herein) and his longtime...

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