Jones v. Commonwealth

“Neva Jones, age 28, colored, was tried on January 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 1952, on an indictment for the murder of his wife, Helen Jones. The defendant killed his wife in front of the Ritz Theater for colored persons on Spring Street, in Dan-ville, Virginia, on the night of May 21, 1951. The defendant first cut his wife in the face and then began stabbing her while chasing her around a car parked in front of the Ritz Theater. The stabbing took place in the presence of several disinterested witnesses who described the brutal manner in which it was done. The sole defense of the defendant was that…