Coole v. State

CHARLES J. SCHUCK, Judge.

Claimant Junior Coole was tried and convicted on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses by uttering and passing worthless checks. His trial and conviction took place in Jackson county, West Virginia, in November of 1939, and after refusal by the trial court to set aside the verdict of the jury and grant a new trial, the claimant was sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of from two to ten years. An appeal to the Supreme Court having failed, claimant was conveyed to and received at the penitentiary on or about March 26, 1940, and remained confined…