Terry v. Commonwealth

The accused was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of eighteen months. The only question involved is whether or not the evidence is sufficient to establish the corpus delicti.

The facts established by the verdict of the jury are that the accused, while driving his car in an intoxicated condition, struck the rear end of another car so hard that it was forced across the intersection where it struck William Fox, a pedestrian. The blow broke Fox’s left leg and rendered him temporarily unconscious. He was taken to the hospital that…