Fry v. Commonwealth

Citations

• 82 Va. 334
• 1886 Va. LEXIS 38

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Proceedings—Felony cases—Juries.—Hall’s Case, 80 Va. 555; Richards, Fauver and Fry’s Cases, 81 Va. 110; Honesty’s Case, 81 Va. 283, and Cluverius’ Case, 81 Va. 787, approved as to mode of selecting juries.</p> <p>2. Idem— Cross- exam ination of prosecutrix—Previous unchaste character. It is not allowable on cross-examination to ask prosecutrix at the trial of an indictment for rape if she had not been before a person of unchaste character.</p> <p>3. Idem—Jury— Verdict—Amendment.—At trial of an indictment for a felony it is proper to allow the jury to retire and amend their verdict.</p> <p>4. Idem — Record.— Whether the record says: “The same jury, adjourned over on yesterday, came into court,” &e., or “The same jury sivorn in this case and adjourned over yesterday, came into court,” &c., it is immaterial.</p> <p>5. Idem—Case at bar.—Here the evidence clearly warrants the jury in finding the prisoner guilty of the felony wherewith he is charged in the indictment.</p>