State v. Beck

HENLEY, Chief Justice.

L. E. Beck, defendant, appeals from a judgment of conviction of manslaughter by culpable negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle for which he was sentenced to three years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. Sections 559.070 and 559.140, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. We affirm.

Defendant contends the court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal filed at the close of all the evidence, because the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the judgment of conviction.

The evidence, in a light most favorable to the verdict, is as follows. Mrs. Alta…