People v. Lett

Appellant was charged with the crime of manslaughter, a felony, in that “while engaged in the driving of a vehicle in the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, and with gross negligence,” he killed a human being. He was tried by the court without a jury and was found guilty of “manslaughter without gross negligence.” His motion for a new trial was denied, proceedings were suspended and he was placed on probation for a period of two years. The appeal is from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The points relied upon by appellant for reversal are (1) that the corpus…