Legal Opinion
Wesley v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 21, 1949No. Record 3591PublishedCited by 26 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
On December 14, 1948, an information was filed in the-Circuit Court of the city of Richmond against Gilford Wesley in which it was charged that he had been convicted of a. felony on three previous occasions and in each instance *271sentenced to the penitentiary. On February 7, 1949, he was tried and convicted as a recidivist and a term of ten years’ confinement in the penitentiary imposed.
The material portion of section 5054 of the Code of Virginia, 1942 (Michie), under which accused was prosecuted is as follows:
“When a person convicted of an offense, and sentenced to confinement therefor in the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hobson v. YouellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
- McDorman v. SmythSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Clark v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- Hudson v. YouellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Wright v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- Ansell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- John Lewis Snead v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Cooper v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- Chewning v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Johnson, Ronald v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.