Case Name: Reynolds v. Commonwealth
Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1897-04-08
Citations: 94 Va. 816
Docket Number: 
Parties: Reynolds v. Commonwealth.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 94
Pages: 816–816

Head Matter:
Richmond
Reynolds v. Commonwealth.
April 8, 1897.
1. CriminalLaw—Indictment for felony—Conviction of a misdemeanor.—Upon an indictment for a felony in a county or corporation court the accused may be acquitted of the felony but found guilty of a misdemeanor.
Petition for a writ of error to a judgment of the County Court of Pittsylvania county.
Refused.
The opinion states th¿ case.
Robert H. Tredwcvy, for the petitioner.

Opinion:
By the court.
The accused was indicted and prosecuted for a felony of which the court had original jurisdiction, and although the jury by their verdict found the accused not guilty of the felony but guilty of an assault and battery, a component part of the offence charged, yet the court having properly acquired cognizance of the offence charged, we are of opinion that it was not ousted of its jurisdiction to render judgment on the verdict finding him guilty of the misdemeanor which was included within the felony for which he was indicted and tried.
The writ of error is denied.
Refused.