Brown v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Brown v. State

30 So. 2d 802, 202 Miss. 202, 1947 Miss. LEXIS 259

CourtMississippi Supreme Court

DecidedMay 26, 1947

DocketNo. 36371.

StatusPublished

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Brown v. State, 30 So. 2d 802, 202 Miss. 202, 1947 Miss. LEXIS 259 (Mich. 1947).

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*206 Sydney Smith, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The evidence is wholly insufficient to support a finding by the jury that the death of Dan Calcott, Jr., was caused by an act of the appellant so grossly negligent “as to be tantamount to a wanton disregard of, or utter indifference to, the safety of human life.” Smith v. State, 197 Miss. 802, 20 So. (2d) 701, 706, 161 A. L. R. 1. Consequently the court below should have granted the request of appellant for a verdict of not guilty.

Reversed, and the appellant discharged.

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*206 Sydney Smith, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The evidence is wholly insufficient to support a finding by the jury that the death of Dan Calcott, Jr., was caused by an act of the appellant so grossly negligent “as to be tantamount to a wanton disregard of, or utter indifference to, the safety of human life.” Smith v. State, 197 Miss. 802, 20 So. (2d) 701, 706, 161 A. L. R. 1. Consequently the court below should have granted the request of appellant for a verdict of not guilty.

Reversed, and the appellant discharged.

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