Legal Opinion
Jones v. Peyton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 4, 1967No. Record 6484PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, J.
On October 3, 1960, Olin D. Jones, petitioner, was indicted by a grand jury in the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton on a charge of robbery, and on the following day James E. Lawrence, a member of the Hampton bar, was appointed to represent him. Upon his arraignment, on October 13, 1960, petitioner stood mute, and the court entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf. Trial by jury was waived by petitioner, and after hearing evidence the court found him guilty of robbery as charged in the indictment and fixed his punishment and sentenced him to nine years in the State penitentiary.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Claude Jason Lewis v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- People v. CashCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. HancaskyIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. LaneOhio Supreme Court · 1979
- Boston Herald, Inc. v. Superior Court Department of the Trial CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Cumbee v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Vescuso v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
- Via v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1968
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