Bowen v. State

The second headnote only will be elaborated. The accused was tried on an indictment in two counts which charged involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act. In one count the unlawful act charged was the driving by the defendant, while under the influence of intoxicating liquors, of an automobile upon a public highway. In the other count the unlawful act charged was the driving of an automobile upon a public highway at a rate of speed greater than forty miles an hour. The jury returned a general verdict of guilty, which in law meant guilty on both counts. The evidence, while…