State v. Ayres

TAYLOR, Justice.

Appellant (defendant below) was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, upon a charge arising out of an automobile colli sion which occurred on May 2, 1948, on Highway No. 44, five miles west of Boise, in Ada County, Idaho. A resumé of the facts follows. All of the points mentioned are in Boise except the place of collision.

The defendant was the owner of a 1934 Chevrolet convertible coupé, with rumble seat, in which he, with his wife, on that day drove to his mother’s home, arriving there at about noon. There they were served coffee and pie. They then drove to the home of Mr.…