Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1966

Weist v. State

Weist v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas · Decided April 18, 1966 · Amsler, Smith
240 Ark. 680; 401 S.W.2d 565; 1966 Ark. LEXIS 1374

Weist v. State

Opinion of the Court

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of negligent homicide upon proof that his drunken driving caused a traffic collision in which Don Taylor Gazaway was killed. The jury fixed the penalty at imprisonment for one year and a fine of $500.00.

For reversal the appellant urges a single point, that the trial court erred in permitting the prosecuting attorney, over the objection of defense counsel, to ask the witness Gage if he knew that the accused drank. A com: píete answer to this contention is simply that the question was never answered; so there could have been no prejudice. Reynolds v. State, 220 Ark. 188, 246 S. W. 2d 724 (1952).

Affirmed.

Amsler, J., not participating.

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