Legal Opinion
Roark v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 24, 1944No. Record No. 2767PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.
*246Akers Roark, who operated taxicabs in Abingdon, Virginia, was indicted for murder, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years’ confinement in the penitentiary.
On the morning of April 22, 1943, he talked with H. W. Williams, a citizen of Russell county, who was then in Abingdon en route to West Jefferson, North Carolina, approximately sixty miles away. Williams told Roark that he had missed train connections in Abingdon and asked the price of continuing by taxicab. Roark replied that he would take him to his destination for $20. Williams seemed to think that'thé…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. CrenshawIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Maulding v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- McAndrews v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1922
- State v. HylandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- M'Whirt's CaseGeneral Court of Virginia · 1846
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Dawkins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Martin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Orange v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Utz v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
- Christian v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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