Jones v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of tlie Circuit court of Tazewell county, affirming a judgment of tlie County Court of said county, rendered Eebruary 3, 1902, whereby plaintiffs in error were sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years each, upon a conviction of murder of the second degree.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Tazewell county, affirming the judgment of the County Court of that county sentencing plaintiffs in error to the penitentiary for a term of ten years each for the mukder of John Gr. Watts. It will he necessary to an understanding of the questions presented to make a brief statement of the case.
Owing to domestic troubles, John Gr. Watts and his wife, about eighteen months prior to his death, separated, and much litigation touching his estate followed. Partition had been made of what is known as the “Watts farm,” and the mansion…
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