Watson v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Greensville county, rendered January 8th, 1890, on an indictment against the plaintiff in error, Randall Watson, for the murder of one Joe Robinson. This was the second conviction of Watson for the homicide committed December 26th, 1886. The first conviction was brought here on writ of error, and the judgment was reversed March 7th, 1889, for misdirections to the jury.
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Error to judgment of circuit court of Greensville county, rendered January 8th, 1890, on an indictment against the plaintiff in error, Randall Watson, for the murder of one Joe Robinson. This was the second conviction of Watson for the homicide committed December 26th, 1886. The first conviction was brought here on writ of error, and the judgment was reversed March 7th, 1889, for misdirections to the jury. See 85 Va., 867. Upon the second trial, had in said circuit court, plaintiff in error was again convicted of murder in the first degree, and the case brought here again on error. Opinion…
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
This is a writ of'error to a judgment of the circuit court of Greensville county, rendered at the special term of that court held on the 8th day of January, 1890, and is to a second conviction of the plaintiff in error of murder in the first degree, for a homicide committed on the 26th day of December, 1886. The first conviction was brought here on writ of error, and decided March 7, 1889, when the judgment was reversed for misdirection by the circuit court in its instructions to the jury, which is reported at page 867 of 85 Va. Upon the second trial, which was had in the said circuit court,…
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