Legal Opinion

Comer v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 13, 1947No. 4457PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

Bud Coiner was charged by information with the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of Arthur Robinson by striking and running over Robinson with a motor truck, which Comer was alleged to have driven without due caution and circumspection, and while in an intoxicated condition. He was found guilty by a jury and his punishment fixed at one year in the penitentiary.

The first three assignments of error in the motion for a new trial challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. The testimony 'of the State tends to show that on Saturday…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rhea v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  2. Bennett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
  2. Lomax v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
  3. Barnard v. KeathleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970

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