Yerby v. People

Marvin W. Foote, District Judge,*

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Defendent was found guilty of vehicular homicide in the District Court in Jefferson County.

A young man’s body was found, together with parts of the bicycle he had been riding, alongside a street in Jefferson County. Defendant drove his damaged truck by the scene the morning the victim was discovered. He was stopped, questioned by the police, advised of his rights, and arrested.

On the date of trial, the People were permitted to endorse two additional witnesses. Defendant’s motion for continuance was denied.

I

Defendant first…