Baker v. State

Frank Holt, Associate Justice.

The appellant, Joe T. Baker, was charged by information with the crime of involuntary manslaughter. Upon a jury trial he was found guilty of the lesser offense of negligent homicide and his punishment assessed at one year imprisonment in the county jail. From the judgment upon that verdict the appellant brings this appeal.

For reversal the appellant first questions the sufficiency of the evidence. It is a most familiar rule that upon appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the appellee and if there is any substantial evidence to support…