Fulton v. State

108 So.2d 473 (1959)

Robert FULTON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 9, 1959.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1959.

William R. Davenport, Pensacola, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Odis M. Henderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

TERRELL, Chief Justice.

Appellant was tried and convicted on an information charging manslaughter by culpable negligence in the operation of his automobile. A motion for new trial was overruled, he was adjudged guilty and sentenced to confinement in the State penitentiary at hard labor for a period of five years. This…