Legal Opinion

Latham v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 4, 1946No. Record No. 3073PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.

Plaintiff in error, James Latham, Jr., was arraigned upon an indictment which contained two counts, to-wit: (1st) Larceny of three cases of cigars of the value of $750, the property of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a corporation; and (2nd) receiving three cases of cigars of the value of $750, the property of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a corporation, well knowing the said goods and chattels to have been unlawfully and feloniously stolen.

Upon his plea of not guilty, plaintiff was tried by a jury which returned a general verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment at ten years…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  2. Myers v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
  3. Booth v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
  2. Gardner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  3. James Christion Catterton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. RasnakeNorfolk County Circuit Court · 1978
  5. Gardner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001

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