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Supreme Court of Virginia· 1/12/1893

Byrd v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 89 Va. 536
  • 16 S.E. 727
  • 1893 Va. LEXIS 71

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Proceedings—Voluntary manslaughter—Case at bar.—Upon consideration of the evidence in this case—</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>The verdict of voluntary manslaughter was properly rendered, and no error in refusing to set it aside, nor in giving and refusing the instructions mentioned in the opinion.</p>

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  • finding defendant was “not pursued nor further threatened,” was “not in danger of any immediate injury, nor threatened with any,” and was thus not entitled to resort to force when the deceased “stood still” and “said nothing”
  • “[M]anslaughter, when voluntary, arises from the sudden heat of the passions . . . .”

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