Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 8, 1940No. Record No. 2227PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, J.
At the December term of the Hustings Court of the city of Roanoke three indictments were found .against G. Lewis Watkins and Roy M. Smith, Jr., charging them with forging and uttering three checks. Watkins pleaded not guilty to the charges while Roy M. Smith, Jr., pleaded guilty and testified for the Commonwealth.
With his consent Watkins was tried by a single jury upon the three indictments at the same time. He did not then *521have the assistance of counsel. The jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at six months in jail under each indictment. Before the end of the term at which the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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