State v. Cavers

Stukes, Chief Justice.

As the result of a fatal traffic accident the appellant was indicted upon two counts, (1) murder, and (2) reckless homicide, the latter being statutory, Section 46-341, Code of 1952. State v. McCracken, 211 S. C. 52, 43 S. E. (2d) 607; State v. Rachels, 218 S. C. 1, 61 S. E. (2d) 249; State v. Phillips, 226 S. C. 297, 84 S. E. (2d) 855. Upon trial involuntary manslaughter was submitted to the jury under the first count, as was reckless homicide under the second. The jury returned verdict of guilty of reckless homicide and appellant-was sentenced to imprisonment for three…