Bowen v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court; Robert J. Lea, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellant was indicted for the crime of involuntary manslaughter, the indictment charging that he did unlawfully, wilfully, feloniously, carelessly, recklessly, wantonly, and negligently kill Ethel Sherill by then and there striking her with an automobile, he (the appellant) being then and there running, driving and guiding said automobile in an unlawful, wilful, careless, reckless, wanton,…
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court; Robert J. Lea, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellant was indicted for the crime of involuntary manslaughter, the indictment charging that he did unlawfully, wilfully, feloniously, carelessly, recklessly, wantonly, and negligently kill Ethel Sherill by then and there striking her with an automobile, he (the appellant) being then and there running, driving and guiding said automobile in an unlawful, wilful, careless, reckless, wanton, and negligent manner, etc. The appellant was tried and convicted, and his punishment fixed at ten months’ imprisonment…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). 1. Over the objection of appellant the court permitted a witness to testify in response to a question as to whether the automobile was going fast or not, as follows:
“I remarked to this fellow Vaughan; I said: 'Gee, look at that thing go!” — and further to testify that he judged the machine was going about thirty miles an hour.
Another witness, over the objection of appellant, was permitted to testify, in answer to a question as to whether the automobile was going at an unusual rate of speed or not, as follows: “Unusually fast.” And further, in answer to the…
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