DYKE v. COMMONWEALTH


69 S.E.2d 483 (1952)

193 Va. 478

DYKE v. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 10, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Goldblatt, Norfolk, for appellant.

J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Atty. Gen, Frederick T. Gray, Asst. Atty. Gen, for the Commonwealth.

Before All the Justices.


BUCHANAN, Justice.

The question on this appeal is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to revoke the suspension of the execution of the jail sentence previously imposed on the defendant. The answer is to be found in the construction of some of the provisions of sections 53-272 and 53-275 of the Code of 1950.

The defendant, Dyke, was indicted for manslaughter. He pleaded not guilty, was tried by the court on February 28, 1950, found guilty of involuntary...

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