COWAN v. STATE

No. 52524.

399 So.2d 1346 (1981)

Cary M. COWAN and Donald L. Fader v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Steighner, Colom & Mitchell, Columbus, for appellants.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and SUGG and HAWKINS, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Paul Carey, Cary Cowan and Don Fader were jointly indicted in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County for manslaughter in the killing of Partee DePriest, "a human being, by culpable negligence, without authority of law by the negligent operation of an automobile." After a full trial, the jury returned verdicts of guilty as charged against Cary Cowan and Don Fader and a verdict of "not guilty" for Paul Carey. Cowan and Fader...

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