Moore v. State

Bennie Moore was convicted of manslaughter by culpable negligence. He ran his automobile into and fatally injured Patricia Taylor, an eight year old child. The jury was justified under the evidence in finding the facts as next stated.

The fatal accident occurred in Jackson, Mississippi, about 75 feet south of the intersection of Ash Street, which runs east and west, and Palmyra Street, which runs north and south. Signs on Palmyra Street restrict speed, to 30 miles per hour. Moore traveled this street frequently. It is a thickly inhabited area with only one vacant lot on the block where the…