Thomas v. Commonwealth

*267This case was argued and submitted to this court at the June, 1947, session in Richmond, and the opinion of the majority prepared and handed down by Mr. Justice Hudgins, now Chief Justice, at the October, 1947, session of the court. (See Thomas v. Commonwealth, 186 Va. 814, 44 S. E. (2d) 365). Thereafter, James Thomas, the defendant, filed his petition for a rehearing. After mature consideration, it was deemed best, in view of the gravity of the crime charged against the defendant and the peculiar circumstances of the case, that a rehearing be granted. The case was reheard at the January,…