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Livingston v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 14, 1946No. Record No. 3041PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.

Joseph Livingston was indicted for offering a bribe to a' police officer under Code, sec. 4496 (Michie), was found guilty, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary. A judgment was entered upon the verdict which is now the subject of review.

The facts disclose that on February 10, 1943, in the. city of Norfolk, H. L. Helvin and E. D. Littlejohn, members of the Norfolk police force, went to a restaurant on Granby street operated by Joseph Livingston, the accused. This restaurant was also being operated as a club. The officers went there for the purpose of searching for illegal…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pine v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
  2. Sullivan v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
  3. Farewell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
  4. Hanson v. SmythSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
  5. Haynes v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. John Lewis Snead v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
  2. Powell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  3. Ward v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
  4. Wilder v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
  5. Cantwell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986

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