Fee v. State

OPINION

WALKER, Presiding Judge.

The Sullivan County grand jury indicted the defendant, John L. Fee, for second degree murder of Mary Lucille Neil by driving his automobile into her vehicle in willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons and property. The indictment alleged that the defendant was under the influence of an intoxicant at the time. On his trial the jury convicted Fee of second degree murder and fixed, “The full punishment of twenty (20) years.” In accordance with the verdict, the trial judge sentenced the defendant to 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment, from which judgment and…