State v. Gondeiro

Upon an information charging him with the crime of manslaughter Steve Gondeiro was found guilty by the jury. The court entered judgment on the verdict, from which, and from an order denying him a new trial, he has appealed.

On the evening of August 14, 1927, a party of young people left Belt for Great Falls, twenty-two miles distant, in a Reo automobile. The defendant was driving and Mike Cinker was on the front seat with him. On the back seat were Mike Gondeiro and John Moniger, both under the influence of liquor, Anna Sauls and Mary Bykari. Anna was invited to ride by Moniger and she…