Bennett v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of EranHin county on a prosecution for a felony. To a judgment of conviction defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
Plaintiff in error, W. H. Bennett, was indicted on January 2, 1906, in the Circuit Court of EranHin county for a malicious assault, and appeared in court on the 15th day of March, 1906, and asked for and secured a continuance of his trial to March 19, 1906, when at his instance a further continuance was granted to the 22d day of March, 1906, on which day the trial commenced. When the case was called for trial, one S. J. Dudley, a witness for plaintiff in error, who had been theretofore recognized, failed to appear, and plaintiff in error again asked for a continuance on account of Dudley’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nicholas v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Hunt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Taylor v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1883
- Cremeans v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Johnson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
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