Rosser v. State

Johnson W. Rosser was indicted for manslaughter. The charge was that he unlawfully killed another by culpable negligence. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty with recommendations of mercy. Defendant was sentenced to serve six years in the penitentiary.

The evidence for the State was that Rosser was under the influence of beer and was culpably negligent in the operation of his automobile on a public highway, resulting in a collision in which the deceased met her death. Evidence for the defendant was that he was not under the influence of beer and that the collision was due to mechanical…