Legal Opinion
Correll v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 14, 2005No. Record 040746PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Chief Justice LEROY R. HASSELL, SR.
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Shirley P. Correll was indicted by a Bedford County grand jury for the murder of her incapacitated mother, Nellie S. Paxton, and felonious abuse or neglect of Paxton that resulted in serious bodily injury or disease to her in violation of Code §§ 18.2-33 and -369. At the conclusion of a bench trial, the circuit court acquitted Correll of the murder charge, but convicted her of felony neglect. 1 The court fixed her punishment at two years in the penitentiary, suspended upon the service of 30 days in jail. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Bryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- McCain v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Commonwealth v. DuncanSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
- Tarpley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Rose v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2005
- Walker v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2006
- DiMaio v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2006
- Lightfoot v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2007
- Morris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
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