Commonwealth v. Mister
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgments of circuit court of Mathews county, rendered in April, 1883, in the cases of David R. Mister v. The Commonwealth of Virginia, Thomas Johnson v. The Same, Thomas R. Chandler v. The Same, John P. L. & W. H. A. Hopkins v. The Same, and George W. & Henry F. Powell v. The Same, heard together, the facts and rulings being the same in all the cases, which are sequels to Boggs & als. v. The Commonwealth, 76 Va.
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Error to judgments of circuit court of Mathews county, rendered in April, 1883, in the cases of David R. Mister v. The Commonwealth of Virginia, Thomas Johnson v. The Same, Thomas R. Chandler v. The Same, John P. L. & W. H. A. Hopkins v. The Same, and George W. & Henry F. Powell v. The Same, heard together, the facts and rulings being the same in all the cases, which are sequels to Boggs & als. v. The Commonwealth, 76 Va. R. 989. E. O. Kellarn and .others had been convicted of feloniously catching oysters with dredges, and for employing certain vessels in the commission of these offences.…
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
These cases have once before been brought to this court, and are reported under the style of Boggs and others v. The Commonwealth, 76 Virginia, 989. In each case the judgment of the circuit court was reversed, and the cases remanded for further proceedings. In the order of reversal in each case is the following : “ And it appearing that an order for the sale of the vessel in the indictment and petition mentioned has been entered in said circuit court, and the proceeds are therefore under the control of that court, it is therefore ordered that this…
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