State v. Dodds
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Matt Dodds was convicted of murder and brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge:
At the January term, 1903, of the criminal court of Mercer County, Matt Dodds, the plaintiff in error, was indicted for the murder of one Lee Palmer. At the same term, he demurred to the indictment; and the demurrer was overruled. He then entered his plea of not guilty, upon which, issue was joined. The indictment is in the form prescribed by section 1 of chapter 144 of the Code; and is sufficient upon demurrer of motion to quash. State v. Douglas, 41 W. Va. 537. At the following April term, the defendant was tried, found guilty of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. CainWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
- State v. WelchWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- Commonwealth v. JonesGeneral Court of Virginia · 1829
- State v. MorrisonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
- State v. DouglassWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
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