Pagotto v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that evidence was legally insufficient to support finding of defendant's \gross negligence\ in involuntary manslaughter trial; trial court should have granted motion for directed verdict
• stating that the vehicular manslaughter offense “completely incorporated the gross negligence standard of the common law felony”
• discussing and distinguishing the varying degrees of civil and criminal negligence; evidence legally insufficient to establish defendant's \gross negligence\
• distinguishing failure to follow department guidelines from failure to follow regulations
• “Antecedent and allegedly negligent acts that may have contributed to the creation of a dangerous situation are not pertinent in evaluating the officer’s state of mind at the critical moment when the gun, for instance, is discharged.”
• “Antecedent and allegedly negligent acts that may have contributed to the creation of a dangerous situation are not pertinent in evaluating the officer’s state of mind at the critical moment when the gun, for instance, is discharged.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).