Robinson v. Commonwealth

William V. Robinson, the defendant, was charged upon a warrant alleging that he did “unlawfully against a Warren County ordinance allow his cattle to run at large, beyond the limits of his land, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth.” [Emphasis added.] He was convicted of the charge in the county court and appealed, as of right, to the circuit court. Code,. § 16.1-132.

The defendant was tried upon the warrant in the circuit court, without a jury, and was again convicted. He was fined $100.00 and, to the final judgment of the trial court, was granted this writ of error.

The county…