Langford v. State

Langford (defendant), after drinking, sped and lost control of his car, fatally crashing into another vehicle; the State prosecuted him for first-degree murder based on universal malice rather than a lesser homicide charge, and the evidence showed only that he knowingly drove after drinking, not that he was determined to cause a collision or knew one was likely and proceeded anyway. His motion for a directed verdict was denied, and the jury convicted him of first-degree murder.