Sanford v. State

CARR, Presiding Judge.

Without dispute in the evidence the appellant, Giles Sanford, ran his car over or against a young lady and caused her immediate death. The girl was walking with a female companion along the edge or shoulder of a paved highway.

According to the State’s evidence, and it is not disputed, the accused was intoxicated at the time.

The defendant testified that he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing. In fact, he claimed that he experienced a complete mental blackout a short time.before the unfortunate incident and remained in this condition until some time…