Cluverius v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Writ of error to judgment of Hustings court of the city of Richmond, rendered 19th June, 1885, against Thomas J. Cluverius, the plaintiff in error, who was indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Fannie Lillian Madison, on the 13th day of March, 1885, within the jurisdiction of the said city.
1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.
The voluminous record in this case presents to the careful, patient and anxious scrutiny of this court, the determination of the legality and justice of the proceeding in the case in the trial court—that is, the question, both, whether the Commonwealth produced upon the trial before the jury, evidence, competent and sufficient, to warrant the verdict of the jury; *789and whether the prisoner, from the inception to the end of his trial, has had the benefit of all the sanctions and safeguards thrown around him, and, indeed, around the lives and the liberties of all her citizens, by the criminal…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1857
- Waller v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1867
- Fitzgerrold v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Hall v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
- Gerst v. Jones & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1879
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by64 opinions
- Karnes v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Merritt v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935
- Corens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- State v. Wilcox.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- State v. MortensenUtah Supreme Court · 1903
59 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.