Legal Opinion
Simon v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 5, 1979No. Record 781735PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, C.J.
Bryan Allen Simon, defendant, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter following a motor vehicular accident causing the death of Joseph Patrick Crowe. The jury fixed defendant’s punishment at three months in jail, and he was sentenced accordingly.
The crucial question on this appeal is whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel barred the Commonwealth from presenting evidence on the issue of intoxication in the present case when that issue had been decided in favor of the defendant in a prior proceeding.
Prior to defendant’s trial and conviction on the involuntary manslaughter charge, he had…
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