Woods v. Commonwealth

Citations

• 86 Va. 929
• 11 S.E. 798
• 1890 Va. LEXIS 62

Syllabus

<p>1. Rule of Decision—Code, sec. 3484.—Where the evidence (not the facts) is certified, the appellate court must dispose of the case as on a demurrer to evidence.</p> <p>2. Criminal Proceedings—Accomplice—Witness.—Unless an accomplice has been previously sentenced for an infamous offense, he is a competent witness against a prisoner indicted for a crime, and the latter may be convicted on his testimony alone, the jury being the judge of his credibility.</p>