Martin v. People

Opinion by

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE PRINGLE.

Jack A. Martin, plaintiff in error, was convicted of vehicular homicide and sentenced to the state penitentiary. From that judgment he brings writ of error here. He will hereinafter be referred to either by name or as defendant.

Although some of the circumstances leading to this case are controverted, the following facts are undisputed. On September 14, 1969, defendant’s motor vehicle, a Corvette Stingray, travelling east on U.S. Highway 40 near the Lookout Mountain turnoff, collided with a west-bound Rambler driven by Mrs. Sarah Campbell. This collision…