State v. Bates

The defendant, Herbert Bates, was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree. The conviction was the result of an automobile collision between two cars, one of which was driven by the defendant. One Gertrude Goodell died as a result of the collision. The defendant, Miss Goodell, and four other persons left the city of Huron about io o’clock on the night of August i, 1934, in the car driven by the defendant to attend a dance being held some distance from Huron. This party started east on Highway No. 14, which is a paved highway running sev eral miles east of Huron. On this Highway N'o. 14…