State v. Dean

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This is an appeal by defendant Robert Eugene Dean from a conviction of manslaughter in the fourth degree (G. S. 1949, 21-420), arising out of an automobile collision between the car driven by him and one driven by Joseph John Boos, in which the latter was killed.

On the night of the fatal accident, defendant and some of his friends were giving a party as a farewell gesture for one of their acquaintances. The party started early in the evening and centered in a local tavern. As is usual in such environment, the farewell gayeties were had amidst…