Johnson v. State

HARWOOD, Judge.

This appellant was indicted for manslaughter in the first degree in that he “unlawfully and intentionally, but without malice, killed Ustine LeCroy and Ellen Pearl Riggs, by driving a motor vehicle over, on or against them, etc.”

His jury trial resulted in a verdict of guilty of the offense charged, and his punishment was fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of eight years.

The evidence introduced by the State was directed toward showing that on 28 February 1948, around 6:30 P.M., the two young girls above mentioned were walking along the curb or gutter of…