Dailey v. Commonwealth

John E. Dailey was indicted by a Grand Jury in the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach for the malicious wounding of Rufus Thorpe. The defendant was arraigned and tried on September 22, 1966. He entered a plea of not guilty to the indictment and waived trial by a jury. The court heard the evidence, found defendant guilty of unlawful wounding and referred the matter to a Probation Officer for a pre-sentence report. Following the fifing of the report and a hearing thereon, the court fixed punishment at a term of four years in the penitentiary and sentenced defendant accordingly. To…