Lee v. Commonwealth

The principal issue on this appeal is whether the Commonwealth was collaterally estopped, by dismissal of a misdemeanor warrant charging Daniel Ogram Lee with driving after revocation of his operator’s license, to prosecute him for the felonies of manslaughter and hit and run driving.

The issue arose on defendant’s pre-trial motion to dismiss the felony indictments. Filed with the motion was a “Statement of Proceedings in Lower Court” signed by defendant’s counsel and the attorney for the Commonwealth. Upon this stipulation of proceedings in the district court, the trial court overruled…