Jackson v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the County Court of Pulaski county, rendered November 9, 1898, on a prosecution of the plaintiff in error for murder.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The plaintiff in error was found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of five years.
The first error assigned to the rulings of the trial court was its refusal to allow the character of the deceased as a dangerous man to be shown. Two witnesses were asked if they knew the reputation of the deceased as a dangerous man; they stated that they did, but when asked what that reputation was, the court, upon the motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth, refused to allow the questions to be answered. What the witnesses were expected to testify as to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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