Legal Opinion

Wood v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 21, 1923PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.

The accused has been convicted of unlawfully transporting ardent spirits. His punishment has been fixed at three months’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of $250.00. He was accordingly sentenced, and in lieu of confinement in’jail required to work on the State convict road force in Scott county for three months, and for an additional three months, unless the fine and costs, incident to his prosecution shall be paid pursuant to the statute.

He claims that the judgment is contrary to the evidence.

The evidence is that of the sheriff, which shows that he saw a car a little before daylight, on the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gilreath v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Owens v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
  2. Kilgore v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  3. Parker v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924

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