Jones v. State

The plaintiff in error, Grover Jones, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter resulting from his operation of an automobile and was sentenced to serve not less than one year nor more than one year and one day in the State Penitentiary. His motion for a new trial being overruled, he has appealed to this Court and insists here that he is entitled to have the conviction vacated and set aside because Article 1, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State provides: “That no person shall, for the same offense, be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.”

The facts are that upon the first trial of…