Legal Opinion

Jolly v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 14, 1923PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Hopewell.

1Opinion of the Court

Kelly, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Hopewell whereby the accused, Charles Jolly, was sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of four years.

There were four counts in the indictment, which, briefly stated, were as follows: (1) That the accused feloniously broke and entered, in the night time, the store of L. M. Davis, in the city of Hopewell, with the intent to feloniously steal and carry away certain auto*760mobile tires owned by said Davis and of greater value than fifty dollars; (2) that he broke and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Bannon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Lyons v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  3. Porterfield v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
  4. Collins v. City of RadfordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
  5. Myers v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Kearney & Trecker Corporation v. Giddings & Lewis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  2. State Ex Rel. Vandal v. AdamsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Pollard v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  4. Fenner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
  5. Mundy v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933

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