Grayson v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
This is the sequel of the case reported in 6th Grattan, p. 712. The prisoner was again tried at the June term of the Circuit court of Culpeper county for 1850, when he was again found guilty of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hung. The prisoner moved the Court to set aside the verdict and judgment, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence ; but the Court overruled the motion.
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This is the sequel of the case reported in 6th Grattan, p. 712. The prisoner was again tried at the June term of the Circuit court of Culpeper county for 1850, when he was again found guilty of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hung. The prisoner moved the Court to set aside the verdict and judgment, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence ; but the Court overruled the motion. Whereupon the prisoner excepted, and applied to this Court for a writ of error, which was awarded. The facts spread upon the record are in most respects the same as those which appeared…
1Opinion of the CourtIJilGH, J.
The plaintiff in error, at the spring term in the year 1849, of the Superior Court of law and chancery for the county of Culpeper, was indicted for the murder of David W. Miller, and upon his trial was found by the jury guilty of murder in the first degree. He then moved the Court to grant him a new trial, but- his motion was overruled, and judgment rendered against him upon the verdict. This Court at the last term reversed the judgment, and directed that another trial of the case should be had. This trial has been had, and the same verdict and judgment have been rendered against the accused;…
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