State v. Sealy

253 N.C. 802, 117 S.E.2d 793 (1961)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Sealy (D) failed to stop his car at a stop sign and killed two people. He was indicted for criminal negligence involuntary manslaughter. The jury was given two instructions: (1) Involuntary manslaughter could result from an intentional violation of a statute designed to protect human life when the violation was the proximate cause of death. (2) Involuntary manslaughter could result from a violation of the statute prohibiting the running of stop signs when that violation was the proximate cause of death. D was convicted. D appealed; the jury instructions were conflicting.