State v. Van Egdom

FOSHEIM, Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment and sentence imposed by the trial court following defendant’s plea of guilty to second-degree manslaughter. We affirm.

In a complaint filed on June 25, 1979, defendant was charged with: (1) driving while under the influence of intoxicants; (2) hit and run; (3) reckless driving; and (4) second-degree manslaughter. All four charges stemmed from a traffic accident which occurred on June 24,1979, and resulted in the death of a man. On June 29,1979, defendant made a motion for psychiatric evaluation for the sole purpose of determining whether he…