Kraft v. State

The appellant was convicted, after a trial by jury, upon the second count of an amended affidavit which charged him with involuntary manslaughter under §1, ch. 203, Acts 1927, §2416 Burns Supp. 1929, and was sentenced to the State Prison for a period of not less than one nor more than 10 years. The alleged errors relied upon are the overruling of his motions to quash the affidavit, for a new trial, and in arrest of judgment.

That portion of §2416 Burns Supp. 1929, which defines involuntary manslaughter, is as follows:

“Whoever unlawfully kills any human being without malice, express or implied,…