Legal Opinion

Boggs v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 19, 1929PublishedCited by 2 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.

■ Willard Boggs was indicted in the Circuit Court of Wise county for the murder of Leonard Bolling, was found guilty of assault and battery by a jury, and his punishment fixed at confinement in jail for six months and a fine of 1200.00. Judgment was pronounced by the court, carrying into effect the verdict of the jury. To this judgment of the circuit court a writ of error was awarded by one of the judges of this court.

The only assignment of error is that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence certain alleged dying statements, made by the deceased, that the accused had beaten him with…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Norfolk & Western Railroad v. H. I. ShottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
  2. Robertson's v. Atlantic Coast Realty Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1921
  3. J. Maury Dove Co. v. New River Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1928
  4. Burgess v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  5. Blackwood Coal & Coke Co. v. James' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Washington v. DownesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1979
  2. Ingle v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936

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