Yazzie v. State

366 So.2d 240 (1979)

Arthur Fred YAZZIE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 50857.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 17, 1979.

Edwin R. Smith, Philadelphia, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Pete J. Cajoleas, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., and LEE and COFER, JJ.

LEE, Justice, for the Court:

Arthur Fred Yazzie was indicted and tried for manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Stone County. Evidence for the State indicates that Yazzie was driving an automobile in a culpably negligent manner and collided with another vehicle, resulting in the death of Phyllis Waits. The…