State v. . Midgett

Tbe question for decision, as debated on argument and in brief, is wbetber an acquittal of tbe defendant on a charge of reckless driving will bar a further prosecution for manslaughter when the two charges stem from the same occurrence. The pertinent authorities answer in the negative. Usary v. State, 112 S. W. 2d (Tenn.), 7; S. v. Yuse, 191 Wash., 1, 70 P. (2d), 797; People v. Townsend, 214 Mich., 267, 183 N. W., 177, 16 A. L. R., 902; S. v. Empey, 65 Utah, 609, 239 P., 25, 44 A. L. R., 558; Henson v. Commonwealth, 165 Va., 829, 183 S. E., 438; Commonwealth v. Jones, 288 Mass., 150, 192 N.…