Touchton v. State

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter on an information in two counts. The first charged the killing of one Grover C. Folks by driving an automobile onto him while intoxicated. The second count charges culpable negligence resulting in the killing.

He questions the sufficiency of the evidence and also the propriety of taking samples of his blood immediately after his arrest to determine by chemical analysis whether he was intoxicated.

A resume of the evidence here would serve no useful purpose unless it might emphasize the tragic consequences resulting from the act of those who drink and…