State v. Geary

Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree arising out of his culpable negligence in the operation of an automobile and has appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

At about eight o’clock a. m. on.Sunday morning, August 25, 1929, after defendant had been up practically all night and over-indulging in drinking a wine called “Dago red,” he drove his car on a paved highway at a speed of from 55 to 60 miles per hour; it left the road, went into rocky ground, rolled over, and was wrecked. One Ennis P. Hawkins, who was riding with defendant, was killed.

Sufficiency…