Duke v. State

Tatum Duke was coAvicted of the crime of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Walton County and sentenced to five years imprisonment. The indict ment was in two counts. The first charged manslaughter by the negligent operation of an automobile. The second charged manslaughter by the operation of an automobile by the defendant while he was intoxicated. The verdict was a general verdict of guilty on both counts as charged.'

On the morning of July 13, 1931, one Hiram Wilkinson was found in a dying condition on the Glendale Road in Walton County. He had a wound on his head and a slight bruise on…