STATE v. HUGHEY

No. 51712.

404 S.W.2d 725 (1966)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Kenneth Eugene HUGHEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

July 11, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman H. Anderson, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Frank P. Motherway, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Louis, for respondent.

Frieze & Crandall, Carthage, for appellant.


FINCH, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of manslaughter by culpable negligence under § 559.070 (all statutory references are to RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.) and sentenced to imprisonment for five years. His motion for new trial was overruled and he appealed.

The evidence on behalf of the State (the only evidence offered) will support the following recital of facts: The body of John Benjamin Carl, a 15-year-old boy, was found at approximately 6:15 p. m., on November...

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