STATE v. MARTINELLI


485 P.2d 647 (1971)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Steven John MARTINELLI, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon, Department 1.

Decided May 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Burt, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Brown & Burt, Salem.

John Snyder, Dist. Atty., Dallas, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and FOLEY and FORT, JJ.


FORT, Judge.

Defendant, indicted for second degree murder, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. ORS 163.040(2). He appeals.

The defendant and three others, all teen-agers, were riding about late one evening in the defendant's car, which he drove during the period in question. Toward midnight while driving along a graveled road the defendant stopped the car on a railroad crossing. The defendant had consumed from four to five beers in the two previous...

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