Tipton v. State

Appellant, Robert William Tipton, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Charles County of the crimes of manslaughter by automobile and of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated by the consumption of alcohol. Sentences were imposed and it is from these judgments that this appeal was filed.

The facts as presented at trial indicate that on April 12, 1977 the appellant, after having stopped at a tavern, was operating his truck along a rural road in Charles County. The appellant when he was 15 years old had sustained injuries which resulted in a bilateral shoulder disarticulation…