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Reynolds v. CommonwealthReynolds v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia
Apr 8, 1897
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By the court.

The accused was indicted and prosecuted for a ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍felony of which the court had original jurisdiction, and although the jury by their verdict found the accused not guilty ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍of the felony but guilty of an assault and battery, a component part of the offence charged, yet the court ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍having properly acquired cognizance of the offence charged, we are of opinion that it was not ousted of its jurisdiction ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍to render judgment on the verdict finding him guilty of the misdemeanor which was included within the felony for which ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍he was indicted and tried.

The writ of error is denied.

Refused.

Case Details

Case Name: Reynolds v. Commonwealth
Court Name: Supreme Court of Virginia
Date Published: Apr 8, 1897
Citations: 27 S.E. 427; 94 Va. 816; 1897 Va. LEXIS 143
Court Abbreviation: Va.
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