DYKEMAN v. COMMONWEALTH


113 S.E.2d 867 (1960)

201 Va. 807

Kenneth J. DYKEMAN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 25, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Brydges, Virginia Beach (George W. Vakos, Virginia Beach, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Reno S. Harp, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. (A. S. Harrison, Jr., Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, WHITTLE, SNEAD and I'ANSON.


WHITTLE, Justice.

This writ of error brings under review the proceedings in the trial of Kenneth J. Dykeman who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced in accordance with the verdict of the jury to one year in jail.

We are asked to reverse the judgment on two grounds, (1) that the defendant's plea of former jeopardy was improperly overruled; and (2) that the court erred in admitting certain evidence.

The record discloses that Dykeman...

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