Casey v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The physical facts, such as objects and conditions of the place and the crushed body of the man, which were perceived by the sense of sight and described with fair accuracy, afford the reasonable conclusion that the appellant was driving at a very high rate of speed through a populated area. It appears that as he was entering a broad curve in the road he veered off the paving and struck the pedestrian at a place where the man had a right to be. There is no merit in the appellant's contention that he was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fugate v. Commonwealth