Legal Opinion
Manns v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 9, 1972No. Record 7955 and 7984PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarman, J.
These two cases come before us on assignments of error by Spencer Manns, Jr., (Manns or defendant) alleging that the trial court erred in failing to quash two misdemeanor warrants charging him with separate violations of Code § 18.1-14 (contributing to the delinquency of a minor).
Manns, an adult male, was first arraigned on the warrants in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the City of Roanoke. There he made a motion in each case for a jury trial and each motion was denied. In his subsequent trials in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Manns was convicted as charged and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Apodaca v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Thompson v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Callan v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Ludwig v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- M.S. News Co. v. CasadoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Linda Patrice Hailey v. William B. Dorsey, Sheriff of the City of WilliamsburgCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Saunders v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- Whitmarsh v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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