Williams v. Commonwealth

The accused, V. S. Williams, has been sentenced to two years confinement in the penitentiary as though found guilty, under the maiming statute (Code, section 4402), of unlawfully wounding M. R. Young, with intent to maim, disfigure, disable and kill. Whether the verdict justifies the sentence is the fundamental question raised.

These are among the facts shown by the evidence: The accused, Williams, was a special police officer in Princess Anne county. Two automobiles had been in collision on the highway, and in response to a summons he was there, by virtue of his office, in charge of the…