Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 5, 1945No. Record No. 2966PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.

On the 24th day of August, 1944, the defendant, Barbara Lewis, was tried before the trial justice of Nelson county' upon a warrant which charged that she “did on the 20th day of August, 1944, unlawfully be disorderly on the bus operated through Nelson county, Virginia, and .commit an assault on one J. F. Gardner.” The trial justice, J. B. Massie, entered this judgment against hér: “Upon the examination of the within charge, I find the accused guilty and impose a-fine of $50.00 and costs.” From this judgment the defendant appealed to the Circuit Court of Nelson county.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Byrd v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
  2. McKay v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  3. City of Newport v. HollyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900
  4. State v. . MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  5. State v. . SherrardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Edwards v. CommonwealthIndiana Court of Appeals · 1950
  2. Hackney v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  3. State v. RobinsonConnecticut Superior Court · 1962
  4. Collins v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  5. Taylor v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948

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