Price v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Washington county, refusing Hiram Price a writ of error to a judgment of the county court of said county, rendered November 20th, 1882, sentencing him to three years’ imprisonment in the state penitentiary for unlawfully shooting' John Stroupe with intent to kill. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtHinton, J.
The plaintiff in error, Hiram Price, was indicted at the November term, 1882, of the county court of Washington county, for unlawfully, feloniously and maliciously shooting one John Stroupe, with intent to maim, disable, disfigure .and kill, &c. Upon the trial the jury returned a verdict in the following words, viz: “ We the jury find the prisoner guilty of unlawful shooting with intent to kill as charged in the indictment, and fix the term of imprisonment at three years in the penitentiary.” Thereupon, the prisoner, by counsel, moved in arrest of judgment and also moved the court to set…
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