Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Pettus v. Peyton

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 6, 1967No. Record 6319PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, C. J.

At the December, 1957 term of the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg county two indictments were found against Daniel Pettus and four others. One indictment charged them with felonious escape. The other charged that they, “In and upon one W. F. Harris, feloniously did make an assault, and the said W. F. Harris, in bodily fear, feloniously did put, and one shotgun of the value of One Hundred ($100) Dollars, being the property of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in lawful possession and custody of the said W. F. Harris, from the person and against the will of the said W. F. Harris, then and there, on…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mason v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
  2. Pierce v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
  3. Cunningham v. HayesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
  4. Willoughby v. SmythSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
  5. Smyth v. BunchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc. v. ReevesCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  3. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Kenneth Williams v. Robert R. Kelly, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
  5. Rodriguez v. Bureau of CorrectionsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2013

16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API