Goodrich v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Goodrich v. Commonwealth, 210 Va. 295 (Va. 1969)
171 S.E.2d 256; 1969 Va. LEXIS 258
Goodrich v. Commonwealth
Opinion of the Court
The object of this proceeding is to prohibit the Circuit Court of Arlington County from trying the petitioner for a criminal offense. Aside from the fact that the Commonwealth rather than the judges of that court has been made the defendant, we cannot properly issue a writ of prohibition because no criminal proceeding is pending against the petitioner in the Circuit Court of Arlington County. Therefore, we do not reach the merits.
Writ denied.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Alfred Austin Goodrich v. Commonwealth of Virginia
- Status
- Published