State of Arizona v. Ponce

— This case was certified to us under the provisions of section 44-2401, Arizona Code 1939. The question, as stated by the trial court, is as follows:

“Does proof that an accused while operating a motor vehicle upon the public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor collides with a person thereon, causing injuries to said person from which he very shortly dies, ipso facto establish the commission of manslaughter, there being no further or additional proof of the manner of the operation of the motor vehicle, or the manner of the collision?”

We think the question may be restated…