Goodman v. Commonwealth

Joe Goodman has been by a jury found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, been sentenced to ninety days confinement in jail and fined $100.00.

There is no substantial conflict in the testimony and the facts are thus fairly summarized in the petition:

The accused, Joe Goodman, was driving his automobile, on a rainy night, eastwardly on County street, in the outskirts of Portsmouth, on June 25, 1928, having on the right side back seat his friend, Burnie, and there were three other persons in the car.

There was a large farm truck at rest, parked, headed in the same direction towards Portsmouth, on…