Legal Opinion
Zirkle v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 7, 1949No. Record No. 3554PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, C. J.
J. Arnold Zirkle, by this writ of error, seeks to have reversed a judgment entered on the verdict of the jury finding him guilty of involuntary manslaughter and imposing a fine of $1,000 for the unlawful and felonious killing of Charlie Coffey.
On February 25, 1948, Zirkle, hereinafter designated as the accused, with Charlie Coffey riding on the front seat as his guest, left Lynchburg driving his brother’s 1941 Ford automobile north en route to his home in Nelson county. As he reached the crest of a hill between Amherst and Lovingston, on Route 158, an automobile driven by Charlie Bowling was…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Cain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
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- Bell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- United States v. HaimsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
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