State v. Adams

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter by culpable negligence under Sec. 4382 R.S. 1939, Mo. RSA Sec. 4382; punishment was fixed by the jury at two years in the penitentiary; he appealed.

Appellant in his brief assigns error (1) on the sufficiency of the evidence; (2) on the admission of evidence; (3) on the State's instruction 2; (4) on the first paragraph of instruction 5 and the refusal of 5A requested by appellant; and (5) on remarks of the court.

Appellant resided in Blue Springs, Jackson County; September 11, 1946, he went hunting in some woods along Burrus Road, a gravel road extending…