People v. Pace

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of the crime of manslaughter in the second degree for having caused the death of one Samuel Cammerata on October 4, 1926, by driving an automobile at an excessive rate of speed and with “ culpable negligence ” along a public highway in Chautauqua county. The decedent was a friend of defendant and a passenger in his automobile.

The People presented testimony to the effect that the pavement was dry, that the automobile was running down a slight grade and that defendant had a clear view for over 1,000 feet ahead of him before reaching the point…