Legal Opinion
Howell v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 12, 1948No. Record No. 3296PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The defendant has been convicted, under section 4769 of the Code, of bringing into Virginia property stolen by him in Maryland, and sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary.
His sole complaint is that the Circuit Court of Westmoreland county, where he was arrested, did not have jurisdiction to try him. This point was made by a motion to dismiss the indictment, renewed at the conclusion of the testimony, and overruled. It is not claimed that the evidence of the substantive offense was insufficient. The basis of the motion was that the defendant was arrested on this charge while in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lascelles v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Innes v. TobinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Karnes v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Dunlavey v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1945
- Worthington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Etheridge v. Medical Center HospitalsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
- Burnette v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- Moreno v. BaskervilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- Newberry v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Smolka v. SECOND DIST. COMMITTEE, ETC.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1982
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