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Criminal Law-Negligent Homicide Statute-Motor Vehicle Operator Suffering From Disease Producing Unconsciousness, Bernard A. Petrie S.Ed. Mar 1952

Criminal Law-Negligent Homicide Statute-Motor Vehicle Operator Suffering From Disease Producing Unconsciousness, Bernard A. Petrie S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Defendant suffered a single, sudden attack of dizziness or unconsciousness. He was warned by a physician, diagnosing his condition as Meniere's Syndrome, that he might at any time, without warning, suffer another such attack. Defendant worked for a year and three months without a recurrence. Then defendant ''blacked out" while driving alone and his automobile crashed into another, causing the death of its driver. The trial judge convicted for statutory negligent homicide. On appeal, held, affirmed. Defendant's driving on a through state highway with knowledge that he might become disabled without warning met the statutory criterion of driving "carelessly …


Negligent Homicide In The Operation Of An Automobile: Kentucky's 1952 Statute, Robert C. Moffit Jan 1952

Negligent Homicide In The Operation Of An Automobile: Kentucky's 1952 Statute, Robert C. Moffit

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Misdemeanor-Manslaughter Doctrine In Kentucky, William Rice Jan 1952

The Misdemeanor-Manslaughter Doctrine In Kentucky, William Rice

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.