Haynes v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
John S. Haynes was indicted in the hustings court of the city of Richmond for grand larceny; and on his trial he was found guilty, and the term of his imprisonment in the penitentiary was fixed at five years; and the court sentenced him accordingly. On his trial the prisoner took .'two exceptions to rulings of the court; and applied to a judge of this court for a writ of error; which was awarded. The bills of exception are set out in the opinion of Judge Christian.
1Opinion of the CourtChristian, J.
This case is before us upon a writ of error to a judgment of the hustings court of the city of Richmond. The prisoner was indicted for the larceny of twenty dollars from the person of McDonough, the prosecutor.
Neither the facts proved on the trial, nor the evidence, are certified in the record.
The single question we have to decide is as to the admissibility of certain testimony offered by the commonwealth’s attorney, as shewn by the following bills of exceptions:
EirST bile OE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it remembered, that on the trial of this cause, *the commonwealth introduced as its first witness,…
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