Legal Opinion
Culbertson v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 20, 1923PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
*754The defendant, Culbertson, was convicted on a charge of manufacturing ardent spirits.
The alleged offense was committed in January, 1922, and the case was tried in October, 1922. In the meantime the General Assembly, by an act which became effective June 18, 1922, added the following amendment to the prohibition law:
“It shall be competent in a prosecution for any offense against the prohibition law of the State to prove the general reputation of the defendant as a violator of the prohibition law.” (Acts 1922, page 588, sec. 73.)
The Commonwealth,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Snarr v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
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