State v. Mitchell

By the Division.

The defendant, age thirty-five, pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to the state prison for women for not less than six nor more than twelve years. The penalty provided for this offense is imprisonment for not more than fifteen years.

On the afternoon of September 3, 1961, the defendant and her husband attended a wedding reception and consumed a considerable amount of liquor. Thereafter, the two went to a restaurant, where they joined another couple and continued to consume more alcoholic beverages until closing time. After the two couples left the…