Demmond v. State

Once again we are confronted with the criminal conviction of an accused for causing the death of another through the operation of a motor vehicle. The problem focuses upon the sufficiency of the evidence discussed by the Supreme Court in DeVaney v. State (1972), 259 Ind. 483, 288 N.E.2d 732.

In the present case, a head-on collision occurred on the evening of May 21, 1973, between automobiles operated by appellant, Demmond, and one Peter Perucca. The collision occurred upon an undivided fóur-lane highway. The evidence sustained the conclusion that the point of collision was within the inside,…