Hyman v. State

ADAMS, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of manslaughter. The crime is alleged to have been committed by the culpable negligent operation of an automobile.

' The State’s case showed that defendant’s car was meeting a motorcycle upon which deceased was riding and the car turned into the left lane of traffic and collided with the motorcycle causing the death of the rider of the motorcycle.

The conviction is challenged because the evidence is insufficient to prove, first, that defendant was the driver of the car and second, that the driver of the car was guilty of culpable…