Morrison v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant was indicted for voluntary manslaughter but convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act other than a felony. Held:

1. A witness for the state testified as to the amount of alcohol in the blood of the deceased and the defendant at the time of the incident. He also responded to a hypothetical question concerning the possible impairment of defendant’s judgment at a particular blood alcohol level. This witness, a qualified chemist, testified that he had been with the State Crime Laboratory six years, and for the past four years had…