State v. Morgan
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited 26 "W. Va. 379; 2 W. Va. 581; 29 Cal. 622; 27 Ga. 287 ; 30 Mo. 286; 8 Car. & P. 297; 14 Ga. 55 ; 2 Halst. 220 ; 1 Bis. Crim. Pro. (2nd Ed.) § 1087; Elibn Gregg v. State, 3 "W. Va. 705; Apoc. His. Susanna, verses 51-2; Whar. Crim. Ev. (9th Ed.) §§ 635, 675; 19 Cal. 40; 39 N. Y. 39; 73 Mo. 695; 10 Gratt. 734-37, 742; 83 Ala. 1; 54 Ala. 241; 68 Ala. 569 ; Chit. Crim. Law 572 ; 18 Am. Dec. 404; 20 Am. Dee. 401; 22 Am. Dec. 454; 36 Am. Dec. 557; 34 Am. Dec. 672; 61 Am.
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cited 26 "W. Va. 379; 2 W. Va. 581; 29 Cal. 622; 27 Ga. 287 ; 30 Mo. 286; 8 Car. & P. 297; 14 Ga. 55 ; 2 Halst. 220 ; 1 Bis. Crim. Pro. (2nd Ed.) § 1087; Elibn Gregg v. State, 3 "W. Va. 705; Apoc. His. Susanna, verses 51-2; Whar. Crim. Ev. (9th Ed.) §§ 635, 675; 19 Cal. 40; 39 N. Y. 39; 73 Mo. 695; 10 Gratt. 734-37, 742; 83 Ala. 1; 54 Ala. 241; 68 Ala. 569 ; Chit. Crim. Law 572 ; 18 Am. Dec. 404; 20 Am. Dee. 401; 22 Am. Dec. 454; 36 Am. Dec. 557; 34 Am. Dec. 672; 61 Am. Dec. 793 ; 32 Gratt. 914; 8 C. & P. 609; Crim. Evidence 136; "Whar. Crim. Ev. (9th Ed.) § 448 and bottom notes §§ 749-50; 91…
1Opinion of the Court
BRANNON, J udge :
On the 15th day of September, 1890, in the Circuit Court of Tyler county, Mary Jane Morgan was sentenced to the penitentiary during her natural life for the murder of her husband, Jacob Morgan; and she has come to this Court praying relief from her sentence.
The first ground assigned for the reversal of the sentence is, that the verdict finding the prisoner guilty is signed by J. S. Peirpoint, whereas the list of jurors sworn in the case does not show any juror of that name, and thus an unsworn juror tried the prisoner.
The record does show in the panel a juror named “Jeremiah…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. CainWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
- Sheff v. City of HuntingtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1880
- Miller v. Insurance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
- State v. BakerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
- State v. FlanaganWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
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