HEACOCK v. COM.

Record No. 822002.

323 S.E.2d 90 (1984)

Forrest Perry HEACOCK v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Robinson, Jr., Norfolk (Murray J. Janus, Richmond, Robinson, Eichler, Zaleski & Mason, Norfolk, Bremner, Baber & Janus, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

James E. Kulp, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL and THOMAS, JJ.


POFF, Justice.

The principal question in this appeal is whether one who feloniously distributes cocaine is guilty of murder of the second degree when the recipient dies of an overdose. We will also consider other issues raised by the assignments of error.

The evidence is without substantial conflict. Jeff Chalkley and Audi Chaplin were hosts at a "drug party" held in their home during the early morning hours of August...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases