Monson v. Commonwealth

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Ralph Monson was indicted for voluntary manslaughter and was charged with killing Henry A. Tucker by operation of a' motor vehicle. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. His punishment was fixed at twelve months’ confinement in the county jail and a fine of $5,000.

The grounds for reversal of the judgment áre: (1) the punishment is excessive; and (2) the court erred in failing to give an instruction on accidental killing.: Shortly after dark on the evening of; September 21, 1955,. appellant drove his car into Milford, Kentucky, on State Highway ,19. The highway…