Arrington v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 87 Va. 96
- 10 L.R.A. 242
- 12 S.E. 224
- 1890 Va. LEXIS 97
Syllabus
<p>1. Sale op Liquors—Indictment—Place—Time—Sample.—Indictment under ’ Acts 1889-90, p. 242, sec. 1, for selling liquor without license, must definitely state the place where sold, but the exact time of the sale need not be stated, nor need it be stated that the sale was “ by sample, representation, or otherwise.”</p> <p>2. Former Jeopardy.—Prosecution for selling liquor on Sunday contrary to Code, sec. 3804, is no bar to prosecution for selling same liquor without license contrary to Acts 1889-’90, p. 242, sec. 1.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- wherein the court held that an indictment alleging that the defendant illegally sold liquor “on a certain day, between the 13th day of September, 1889, and the 12th day of September, 1890” was sufficient to inform the defendant of the time of his offense
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Judges: Lewis
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18 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Hall v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-07-28· cited 96×
- State v. Lytle.Supreme Court of North Carolina· 1905-05-26· cited 63×
- Lash v. County of HenricoCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-07-28· cited 58×
- State v. ReiffWashington Supreme Court· 1896-06-12· cited 52×
- Epps v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1975-06-13· cited 44×
- Phillips v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1999-04-16· cited 29×
- Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1977-06-10· cited 28×
- Clinebell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-10-21· cited 28×
- Wade v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1990-01-30· cited 28×
- State v. . StevensSupreme Court of North Carolina· 1894-02-05· cited 26×
- State v. PenningtonWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1896-01-24· cited 25×
- Lash v. County of HenricoCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-10-29· cited 10×
- Webster v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1925-03-19· cited 9×
- Nicholas v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1947-11-24· cited 1×
- State v. BarberCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 1896-01-09· cited 1×
- Evans v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 2020-12-03
- Commonwealth v. HawkinsWinchester County Circuit Court· 1982-04-27
- Beamer v. StateOhio Circuit Courts· 1906-07-01
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Morey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1871-11-15· cited 479×
- Savage v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1888-03-15· cited 14×
- Boyd v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1883-01-25· cited 12×
- People v. CartyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1888-10-23· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. HeadSupreme Court of Virginia· 1854-07-15· cited 5×
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