Legal Opinion

Jones v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 8, 1885PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error to judgment of corporation court of Danville, rendered Juno 9th, 1884, sentencing D’Orsay Jones to pay a fine of fifty dollars and costs on an indictment against him for lewd and lascivious cohabitation with one Ivate Oliver, without being mar-riedLto her. Opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtEauntlerot, J.

The plaintiff’ in error was tried and convicted in the corporation court of Danville upon an indictment for unlawful, lewd and lascivious association and cohabitation with one Ivate Oliver, being unmarried to each other at and during the time.

The verdict of the jury imposed a fine of $50, and the court gave judgment for the said fine and the costs against the ae-*19cused; and to that judgment this unit of error was awarded by this court.

The errors assigned in the petition are the refusal of the court to give an -instruction which was asked for by the defendant, as set forth in “Bill of Exception…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. MarvinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
  2. Carotti v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Scott v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1883

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Pinson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  2. State v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
  3. Otey v. StuartSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
  4. Tidball v. Shenandoah National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
  5. Johnson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929

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