Smith v. State

BOOKOUT, Judge.

Second degree manslaughter; sentence: six months hard labor for Houston County and a fine of $500.00.

The State’s evidence was that on November 1, 1974, at approximately 7:30 P. M., on State Highway 123 in Houston County, Alabama, the automobile driven by the appellant, Lorenzo Smith, collided with the automobile driven by Roy Lee Sorrells, resulting in the death of James Radford Sorrells, a passenger in the latter car. No direct testimony was given by any State witness as to how the accident occurred, however, the three passengers in the Sorrells car each testified that they…