Tuesday, August 24, 2004

No res judicata applicable among criminal conspirators

In Waters v. Com., the Virginia Court of Appeals in an opinion by Judge Frank, joined by Judges Benton and Elder, rejected the appellant's argument that the Commonwealth was barred from prosecuting him for the felony of malicious wounding by mob after a co-conspirator was separately convicted of the lesser included offense of assault and battery by mob.

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