Fadely v. Commonwealth

On October 29, 1965, Barry Calvin Fadely, defendant, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter as a result of a single car accident in which he was the driver and Steve Randall Whetzel, a passenger, was killed. The jury fixed his punishment at confinement in jail for a period of 6 months and a fine of $500. After overruling defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict, the court entered judgment on the verdict. We granted defendant a writ of error.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on August 28,, 1965, Barry Fadely, then age 18, arrived in his mother’s 1956 Chevrolet sedan at the home of his…