State v. Wallin

LeGRAND, Justice.

Defendant was involved in a fatal accident on October 4, 1969, when he drove his car into the rear of a truck on Interstate 80 near the city of Des Moines. The driver of the truck, David Clark Mally, died instantly as a result of the collision.

Subsequently defendant was charged with manslaughter. Upon trial to a jury, he was found guilty and was sentenced to a term of not more than eight years at the Men’s Reformatory at Anamosa under section 690.10, The Code. He appeals from this judgment.

In his assignment of errors, defendant raises three issues upon which he relies for…