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Leigh v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 5, 1951PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

66 S.E.2d 586 (1951)

191 Va. 583

LEIGH

v.

COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 5, 1951.

Fred B. Greear, Norton, L. M. Robinette, Jonesville, for plaintiff in error.

Lindsay Almond, Jr., Atty. Gen., Frederick T. Gray, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the Commonwealth.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER and WHITTLE, JJ.

HUDGINS, Chief Justice.

Joe Leigh seeks by this writ of error to reverse a judgment entered on a verdict convicting him of second degree murder for killing John Miller and fixing his punishment at 15 years confinement in the State penitentiary.

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Toler v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  2. Avery v. County School BoardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
  3. Dean v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1879
  4. Powell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
  5. Leigh v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Carlton v. PaxtonCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
  2. Plymale v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
  3. Stewart v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  4. United States v. James Francis NeeleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
  5. Alexandria Redev. & Housing Auth. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 2015

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