Minardo v. State

Appellant, charged by indictment, was tried before a jury and convicted in the court below of involuntary manslaughter. Section 2416 Burns 1926. His motion for a new trial was overruled and error is here assigned on that ruling. The causes specified in the motion covering the various contentions of appellant are: Error of the court in overruling defendant’s motion to require the state to first examine the jury on its voir dire; verdict not sustained by sufficient evidence; and verdict contrary to law.

As to the first specification, appellant insists that the action of the court in ordering him…