Calvert v. Commonwealth

LESTER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict which found appellant guilty of second-degree manslaughter and driving while under the influence, sentencing him to ten years’ incarceration.

This case arose out of an automobile accident which occurred in Scottsville on October 22, 1983. Appellant testified at trial that just prior to driving his vehicle, he had drunk about half of a half-pint of whiskey. He also stated that slick pavement caused by rain resulted in his losing control of his automobile and sliding across the road and into the path of the victim’s car…