Dingus v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, C. J.
The accused, Victor Dingus, has been found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death by electrocution.
The outstanding facts of the case are, that he, with *849several other young men, was traveling by automobile from Coeburn, Virginia, to Twin Branch, West Virginia, and on that journey stopped in Russell county, near the private garage of H. T. Robins and entered it for the purpose of stealing gasoline. The owner, Robins, discovered that they had broken into his garage and began to shoot, either in the air or in the direction of the garage, for the purpose of scaring the robbers…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sims v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
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- Parsons v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Mohler v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Harley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
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