Dykeman v. Commonwealth

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, a twenty-year-old soldier, was involved in an automobile accident on Hampton Boulevard in the City of Norfolk, about 1:30 ami., on October 3, 1958. In the accident…