Ragsdale v. State

Paul Ward, Justice.

This is an appeal by Robert Ragsdale (appellant) from a conviction of negligent homicide. The pertinent background facts are not in dispute and will be briefly set out below.

On April 29, 1968 appellant, while driving across a bridge on State Highway No. 1 located about eight miles north of Jonesboro, collided with another car in which Albert Passmore was a passenger. As a result, Pass-more was killed and appellant was injured.

At the trial, no eye-witness was called by either side, and the State's case was based on circumstantial evb dence.

On appeal, appellant relies on four…