State v. Hood
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Ritchie County. Hezeldah Hood was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BraNNON, Judge:
This is a writ of error from a judgment of the circuit court of Ritchie county sentencing Hezekiah blood to the penitentiary for four years upon a verdict finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter upon an indictment against Hezekiah Hood and Henry Hood for the murder of John Barnes.
It is claimed that the court erred in allowing the dying declaration of Barnes reduced to writing to go before the jury. One objection to the dying declaration is, that it does not appear that Barnes believed in a God and rewards and punishment after death. By the common law of England want of…
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