Hevener v. Commonwealth

The accused, Jacob Hevener, Jr., was indicted for the murder of his sister-in-law, Arlene Hudson Hevener. The indictment was of the short form as provided for under section 4865 of the Code (Michie). It charged, “That on the 28th day of March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, in the said City of Staunton, Jacob Hevener, Jr., feloniously did kill and murder one Arlene Hudson Hevener, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.”

Later counsel for the accused requested a bill of particulars which was furnished by the attorney for the Commonwealth. In the…