Braxton v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
Waddy Willard Braxton was indicted in the Circuit Court of Hanover County for the murder of Prince Albert Cooper. He was tried on July 1, 1952, and the jury found him guilty of murder in the second degree, fixing his punishment at ten years in the penitentiary. Sentence was passed in accordance with the verdict and the case is before us for review.
Braxton was a married man, living in a two room house with his wife and two young daughters. Cooper was his first cousin but did not reside with him. On the night of February 29, 1952, Cooper came to the Braxton home highly intoxicated. The accused,…
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