Largent v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Perry

— Affirming.

Porter Largent here ■ appeals from a judgment convicting him of voluntary manslaughter and fixing his punishment at five years confinement in the penitentiary.

The trial, under which this verdict and judgment were had, was upon an indictment returned by the Mc-Cracken county grand jury, charging appellant with the offense of voluntary manslaughter, committed by his feloniously, recklessly, and wantonly driving his automobile upon and over one Dewey Howe, inflicting injuries upon him, from which he immediately died.

The evidence discloses that Porter…