Legal Opinion

Flick v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 21, 1899PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Augusta county, rendered April 5, 1899, affirming the judgment of the County Court of said county, hy -which the plaintiff in error was sentenced to the penitentiary for five years, for felonious seduction.

1Opinion of the Court

Keith, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Joseph L. Flick, a married man, was indicted in the County Court of Augusta county for seducing and having illicit connection with one Augusta Y. Wise, an unmarried female of previous chaste character. He was found guilty of the offence by the jury, and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. During the progress of the trial sundry exceptions were taken to rulings of the court, and a writ of error to the judgment of the County Court was granted by the Circuit Court, and the case is now before us upon a writ of error to a judgment of that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Morgan v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1900
  2. Barker v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1894
  3. Allen's Ex'x v. Shriver's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1885

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Limbaugh v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
  2. Hargraves v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  3. State v. JonesWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Upshur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
  5. Noe v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967

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