McHONE v. COMMONWEALTH


57 S.E.2d 109 (1950)

190 Va. 435

McHONE v. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 16, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank P. Burton, Stuart, A. M. Harman, Jr., Lexington, for plaintiff in error.

Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Assistant Attorney General Henry T. Wickham, for Commonwealth.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and GREGORY, EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, STAPLES and MILLER, JJ.


BUCHANAN, Justice.

The defendant, McHone, was convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants, sentenced to pay a fine and given a suspended jail sentence. He claims that the judgment should be reversed and that he should be freed of the charge because he was illegally held in jail after his arrest.

By agreement he was tried by the court without a jury. The evidence for the Commonwealth, now to be taken...

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