State v. McCracken

Tayror, Justice:

The appellant and one Howard Conner were jointly indicted in two separate counts with violation of Section 1616, Subsection 29, Code of Taws for 1942, which reads as follows: “When the death of any person ensues within one year as a proximate result of injury received by the driving of any vehicle in reckless disregard of the safety of others, the person so operating such vehicle shall be guilty of reckless homicide.”

The case came on for trial at the October term, 1946, Court of General Sessions for Marion County, before the Honorable G. B. Greene, presiding Judge, and a jury.…