Heathcock v. State

A jury found appellant guilty of manslaughter on a trial under an indictment which, omitting its formal parts, charged:

". . . Tracy R. Heathcock . . . did recklessly cause the death of Christopher Lane Boswell by operating a tractor-trailer truck in a reckless manner, and hitting a motor vehicle driven by Christopher Lane Boswell, in violation of 13A-6-3 (a)(1) of the Code of Alabama, 1975."

Code of Alabama 1975, § 13A-6-3 (a)(1) provides:

"A person commits the crime of manslaughter if:

"(1) He recklessly causes the death of another person, or . . ."

The court fixed defendant's punishment at…