Quintana v. People

By information it was charged that Tony J. Quintana, plaintiff in error, and one Fred Pedilla, on June 11,1939, “while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, did then and there unlawfully and feloniously cause the death of one, Ruth Merle Dobson, by operating and driving, an automobile in a reckless, negligent and careless manner, and with a wanton and reckless disregard of human life and safety.” The information was based upon section 39, chapter 48, ’35 C.S.A., the pertinent part of which provides: “Any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of any exhilarating or…