Draper v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Halifax county. The opinion states the case.'
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant, John H. Draper, indicted, along with fourteen other alleged confederates, for conspiring and attempting to murder one Jim Coleman, was found guilty of an assault, and sentenced to serve a term of twelve months in jail and to pay a fine of $500.00.
The following brief preliminary statement of facts will be helpful to a proper understanding and disposition of the several questions arising on this writ of error:
On Sunday, March 20, 1920, Jim Coleman, a negro, was lodged in jail, charged with the murder of a white man named Rickman. That…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. LowryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Albritton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Lucchesi v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
- Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
- State v. MacQueenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1903
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Cooper v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
- Kelly v. TrehySupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Noblett v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Fenner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
- Jolly v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
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