Legal Opinion

Cunningham v. State

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1871PublishedCited by 7 opinions

This case came from Preston county.

1Opinion of the Court

Bericshire P.

The appellant relies on two objections for reversing tbe judgment complained of. The first is because there is, as alleged, no record evidence of the finding of the indictment to be “a true bill,” &c. The record as now amended distinctly shows that the indictment was duly found “a true bill,” by the grand jury at the February term, 1868, of the Circuit Court, returned in open court, and the fact of such finding duly recorded. There is, therefore, nothing in this objection. The other objection is to the form of the indictment; and it is insisted that it is bad for uncertainty in…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. DawsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
  3. State v. CharltonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  4. State v. StollingsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
  5. State v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910

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