Spradlin v. Commonwealth

In Spradlin v. Commonwealth, 195 Va. 523, 79 S.E.2d 443 (1954), the Court stated that if there is concert of action with the resulting crime one of its incidental probable consequences, then whether such crime was originally contemplated or not, all who participate in any way in bringing it about are equally answerable and bound by the acts of every other person connected with the consummation of such resulting crime. Id. at 527, 79 S.E.2d at 445. The Supreme Court of Virginia said: If there is concert of action with the resulting crime one of its incidental probable consequences, then whether such crime was originally contemplated or not, all who participate in any way in bringing it about are equally answerable and are bound by the acts of every other person connected with the consummation of such resulting crime. The question of whether the offense is the natural and probable result of the intended wrongful act is usually for the jury. 195 Va. at 528, 79 S.E.2d at 445.