Middleton v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Reversing.

Appellant was charged by indictment with voluntary manslaughter, the descriptive portion alleging that while operating a truck on the highway he did so in such unlawful, felonious, reckless, wanton and negligent manner as to cause it to collide with a truck being driven by Mrs. Nanye Potter, inflicting wounds upon her body which caused her death. Following proof and instruction the jury returned a verdict of guilty, with penalty of four years imprisonment.

On appeal it is insisted that the court erred to the prejudice of Ms substantial…