Sloan v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Ratliff

Affirming.

In July, 1936, the appellant, Andrew Sloan, was driving a truck north on highway No.. 27 in Lincoln county, Ky., and his truck collided with the truck which was being driven south on the same highway by John May, Jr., in which collision May was killed. The grand jury of Lincoln county returned an indictment against Sloan charging him with the crime of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of May. He was tried and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment fixed at two years in the State Penitentiary. He appeals.

Two grounds…