State v. Efird

Defendant assigns as error (1) the denial of his motions for judgment as of nonsuit, and (2) the judgment (in respect of quantum of punishment) in the involuntary manslaughter case.

Defendant’s motions for judgment as of nonsuit were properly overruled. In brief, the State offered evidence tending to show: Oa January 6, 1967, about 11:45 p.m., defendant, who had no operator’s license, was operating a 1962 Chevrolet on Aquadale Road, á paved public highway in Stanly County. Notwithstanding protests of passengers in the car, he operated said car at a speed of 80 miles per hour in a 55-mile per…