State v. Clark
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — John T. Moefit, Judge. Defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted of the crime of manslaughter, for the alleged willful, unlawful, felonious, and reckless operation of an automobile, resulting iir the death of Edna Morgan, in Linn County, Iowa, August 12, 1922. Judgment was entered committing the defendant to the reformatory of Iowa for an indeterminate sentence, not to exceed eight years. Defendant appeals.-
1Opinion of the Court
De Graff, J.-
On August 12, 1922, the defendant and three friends arranged for a picnic near Ellis Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The preliminaries having been completed, they started for the picnic grounds in an automobile owned by Noble Spill-man, who was one of the party. The front seat was occupied by Vina Marsh and the defendant, who was driving the car. The rear seat was occupied by Edna Morgan and Mr. Spillman. After leaving the city of Cedar Rapids, they proceeded through Ellis Park, and shortly thereafter, the car collided with some trees that stood within six inches of the traveled…
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