Legal Opinion
James v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 10, 1941No. Record No. 2443PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.
The case is before this court on a writ of error to three fina] judgments, whereby England James, the accused, was convicted of aiding and abetting the commission of the offense of “hit and run” on three separate indictments, and sentenced to be confined in the penitentiary for the term of one year for each offense.
The accused contends that the evidence is insufficient to convict him of any crime charged.
On April 27, 1940, England James invited Bertha May Smith to take a drive in his automobile.' The accused, with her as his guest, drove to several places in Pittsylvania county and in North…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brown v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- People v. OdomCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- People v. RalloCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- People v. HoaglinMichigan Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Foster v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Commonwealth v. ConstantinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Spradlin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- State v. StoneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2012
- People v. NewtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
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