Bedingfield v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The indictment charges manslaughter in the first degree. Verdict and judgment fixed punishment at imprisonment for five years. We affirm.

The evidence disclosed that on the evening of May 10, 1969, the appellant was driving down Alabama Highway 20 in Limestone County, Alabama, at a high rate of speed. The appellant stated that he was doing 60 to 65 miles per hour just before the incident took place, which was about 9:30 in the evening. During the same day prior to the incident the appellant described having consumed two to three cans of a six-pack of beer during the morning with a…