Hyde v. State

GARDNER, Justice.

The appeal is from a conviction of murder in the second degree, with punishment fixed at imprisonment for a period of 25 years.

On the morning of March 27th, last, three young ladies were traveling in an Austin coupe from Decatur to Athens, Ala., on the “Bee Line Highway.” Their car was struck in the rear by a 1925 model Maxwell coupé, driven by this defendant, resulting in its -complete reversal and overthrow, and fell upon its left side. The Austin ignited, and two of the young ladies died as a result of burns received in the wreck.

The defendant and his companion, Cox…