Legal Opinion

State v. Goodwin

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 16, 1889PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beannon, Judge:

This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wood county sentencing James Goodwin to the penitentiary for two years upon an indictment against him and John Freed for breaking into a spring-house of J. A. .Murray with intent to commit larceny and committimg it. The State introduced evidence to show, that the spring-house had been broken into, and some butter, some milk, a crock, a china dish and a china saucer stolen and carried to a houseboat lying in the Ohio river, occupied by John Freed with his family, James Goodwin and his wife and children and Bichard…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. CooperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Unis v. Charlton's adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1855
  3. Forde v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1864

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. CarduffWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1956
  2. State v. SheppardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
  3. State v. PraterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Allen v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
  5. State v. SniderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1918

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