Williams v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of corporation court of city of Alexandria, rendered 14th July, 1888, on trial of Wm. Williams indicted jointly with one John Curran for the murder of Julian Arnold, a policeman. The jury found the prisoner guilty of murder in the second degree, and fixed his term of imprisonment in the penitentiary at five years, and the court sentenced him accordingly. Erom this judgment the prisoner brought his case here upon a writ of error. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
The case was not argued here by the attorney-general, who stated that he doubted the propriety of the action of the judge of the said corporation court in the matter set forth in the ninth hill of exceptions, but would submit the question for the court’s decision, which is as follows: That after the evidence and argument of counsel, the case was submitted to the jury without instruction being asked by either side, and the jury retired to consult of their verdict, and after about four hours were sent for by the judge and asked for their verdict. They responded that they had not agreed upon a…
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