Kingston v. State

W. R. Kingston was convicted under an indictment charging him with involuntary manslaughter, in that he ran down and killed J. E. Wilkins on Lucile Avenue, a public street in the City of Atlanta, with an automobile, which was at the time being driven on the wrong side of the street and at an excessive rate of speed, in violation of sections 21 and 53 of the ordinances of the City of Atlanta.

1. Upon conflicting evidence the jury had the right to conclude that the defendant was guilty as charged; and this court can not say that the trial judge erred in overruling the general grounds of the…