Arthur v. Commonwealth

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellant, Ralph Arthur, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to twenty-one years in prison. He submits several grounds for reversal of the judgment, but we deem it sufficient to limit our discussion and decision. Some of the incidents complained of will not occur on another trial.

During the evening of March 28, 1956, Wanda Byrd, a sixteen year old girl, was fatally injured when she was struck by an automobile on a Winchester street. The driver of the car did not stop, and there were no eyewitnesses to the accident. However, evidence was obtained…