Cesario v. State

The appellant Americo James Cesario was informed against for manslaughter by an information which charged that he caused the death of one Jack Monroe Simming-ton by driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was tried without a jury, found guilty and sentenced to be confined in the county jail for two years, with credit allowed for the time in jail awaiting trial.

This appeal by the defendant, taken through the public defender, presents a number of points. The first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Our examination of the record reveals there was *897ample if not overwhelming evidence…