Legal Opinion

McMillan v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 22, 1948No. Record No. 3428PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, C. J.

Christopher Columbus McMillan was convicted of pandering and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for 18 months.

His assignments of error are, (1) refusal of the court to set aside the verdict on the ground that it is not supported by competent evidence; (2) the admission, over his objection, of statements and acts of his wife tending to show his guilt; and (3) the refusal of the court to sustain his objection to improper argument of the attorney for the Commonwealth to the jury.

No part of the argument of the attorney for the Commonwealth was made a part of the record, hence there is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. KosankeWashington Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Perfect v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1923
  3. State v. StoneOregon Supreme Court · 1924
  4. State v. . ReidSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
  5. Meade v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Coppola v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  2. Ragland v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  3. Jones v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  4. Andrews v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  5. Timmons v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963

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