Legal Opinion

Mayo v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 23, 1977No. Record 770333PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment order entered November 16, 1976 upon a finding by the trial court, sitting without a jury, that Edward S. Mayo was guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the operation of a motor vehicle. Sentence was fixed at two years in the penitentiary.

The fatality resulted from a two-car collision which occurred at 9:00 a.m., March 2, 1976, on Rosemont Road at its intersection with Kings Point Road. Rosemont Road, running north and south, was straight and level and contained a median strip with two traffic lanes and a short turning lane marked on each side. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. King v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  2. Delawder v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Darnell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
  2. Hubbard v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  3. Stevens v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  4. Brown v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
  5. Keech v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989

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