Hudson v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The appellant, Leroy Hudson, was indicted for the offense of voluntary manslaughter. The indictment charged that by his gross carelessness, recklessness, and negligence, he ran a motor vehicle over Carol Ellen Wright and killed her. He was tried and convicted and his punishment fixed at confinement in the State Penitentiary for two years.

He alleged three grounds in his motion and grounds for new trial, but on appeal is insisting on only two, namely:

“(1) Because the court erred to the prejudice of defendant’s substantial rights in the…