State v. Ledford

HEDRICK, Judge.

The defendant’s assignment of error number 10, based on exception number 26, presents for review the question of the sufficiency of all the evidence to go to the jury on the charge of involuntary manslaughter.

The principles of law upon which criminal responsibility is determined in automobile accident cases were aptly stated by Stacy, C.J., in State v. Cope, 204 N.C. 28, 167 S.E. 456 (1933) :

“4. Culpable negligence in the law of crimes is something more than actionable negligence in the law of torts. (Citations omitted)

“5. Culpable negligence is such recklessness or…