Stephens v. Commonwealth

PALMORE, Judge.

The appellant, Stephens, appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and fixing his punishment at 2 years in prison.

An automobile driven by Stephens had a head-on collision on a 2-lane paved road in McCreary County with a car driven by Arlis Anderson. The road was dry, and the accident happened in the daytime. Anderson was killed instantly. There was a conflict in the evidence as to the respective directions in which the two vehicles were being driven. It is very clear, however, from the tire marks at the scene that the one moving…