Thaniel v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Hanover county.
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Hanover county, sentencing the defendant, Boxley Thaniel, to a term of twenty years in the penitentiary for murder in the second degree.
[1] 1. It is contended that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant a conviction of any higher offense than manslaughter. We are unable to adopt this view of the case.
The evidence introduced by the Commonwealth, though in conflict with that of the defendant in some particulars, was credited by the jury and showed, or tended to show, the following…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Fitzpatrick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Mullins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
- Harrold v. Territory of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Sawyer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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