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Show Death Driver Gets Sentence of Year S. L. Youth Who Killed Buddy in Crash ' Withdraws Plea for New Trial Declaring "no punishment the court might impose would com-, com-, pare with the suffering caused by death of my buddy," Harold Walters, 19, abandoned his motion for a new trial on a manslaughter complaint Saturday in district court and was sentenced to on vear in the county jail. Th youth, hi eyes filled with 1 tears, walked from the courtroom with his gray-haired mother after Judge Jamea W. McKinney 1m- posed sentence. Th Judge granted a stay of x- , ecution until Monday to allow th defendant to arrange hia employment employ-ment so that he may return to it after paying hla debt to society. "I wish to drop my motion for a new trial," Waters told the judge. "I feel the jury has found ms guilty, consequently there 1 a debt to society so-ciety which must be paid. I. there-i. there-i. fore, surrender myself at this time, fevlit(B that whatever penalty is r imposed it csnnot compsrs to my suffering caused by death of my buddy." Waters was convicted of involuntary invol-untary manslaughter. He drove an automobile the night of July 17 HAROLDrVATERS which overturned on Saltair high' way, fatally injuring 'jack J Baughihsn. 633 Sixth East street The two youths were returninf home from a beach resort when thi crash occurred. |