State v. Shawn
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited 20 W. Va. 32, 714; 34 Am. Rep. 751; 58 Am. Rep. 647 and notes; 56 Am. Rep. 812; 48 Am. Rep. 336; 1 Am. St. Rep. 554; 5 Am. St. Rep. 882; 9 Am. St. Rep. 547; 11 Am. St. Rep. 512; 13 Am. St. Rep. 607; 19 Am. St. Rep. 310; 22 Am. St. Rep. 465, 673; 35 Am. St. Rep. 150; 27 Am. St. Rep. 103, 327. cited 31 W. Va. 493; 5 Am. St. Rep. 882. cited Abbott’s Trial Brief, 712 and authorities there cited.
1Opinion of the Court
BRANNON, PRESIDENT :
On the 30th day of September, 1893, Daniel Shawn was by the Circuit Court of Hampshire county sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Absalom Izer.
Daniel Shawn and Absalom Izer were brothers-in-law, haying married sisters. They lived in McDowell’s Hollow, about four miles south of the town of Romney, and about three fourths of a mile east of the river road. Their houses were about two hundred yards apart. They were engaged in getting out and hauling tan'bark together, each man having for this purpose a team of two> horses and a wagon. To get to their place from Romney, it…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. WienersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Shular v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Boyle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- State v. ShoresWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
- Combs v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by29 opinions
- People v. MorseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. StarrWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. BoggsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
- State v. PainterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
- Crenshaw v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
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