Alexander v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 90 Va. 809
- 20 S.E. 782
- 1894 Va. LEXIS 72
Syllabus
<p>1. Criminal Proceedings — Joinder of offences. — Where several articles are stolen at one time and place, the stealing is regarded as one transaction and may be charged in a single count, though the articles belong to different persons.</p> <p>2. Idem — Not a felony. — Where at the trial of an indictment for larceny the evidence shows that the aggregate value of the property stolen was less than fifty dollars, a conviction for a felony is erroneous.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- “[Wjhether... the indictment is double depends upon whether it charges more than one larceny, or taking, and not on the number of articles taken, nor their ownership.”
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Judges: Fauntleroy, Lacy, Lewis
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7 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Wright v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1954-06-21· cited 125×
- Richardson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-09-02· cited 43×
- State v. MjeldeMontana Supreme Court· 1904-02-01· cited 17×
- State v. LawsWashington Supreme Court· 1911-01-06· cited 6×
- Richardson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1996-12-31· cited 5×
- Jose A. Sagastume v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-06-02· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. GilmoreRichmond County Circuit Court· 1993-07-07
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