Supreme Court of Virginia, 1969

Goodrich v. Commonwealth

Goodrich v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia · Decided December 3, 1969
210 Va. 295; 171 S.E.2d 256; 1969 Va. LEXIS 258

Goodrich v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

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.

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