Legal Opinion

State v. Wetzel

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1914PublishedCited by 51 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Roane County. O. B. Wetzel was convicted of embezzlement and brings terror.

1Opinion of the Court

WilliaMS, Judge:

Defendant was tried and convicted on ah indictment for embezzlement and brings error.

Before pleading in bar he filed four several pleas in abatement, three of them challenging the validity- of the indictment on the ground that the grand jurors had not been selected in the manner provided by law, and the fourth on the ground that certain persons, not sworn as witnesses, were permitted to appear before them, while' they were engaged in their deliberations, and discuss with them, and make suggestions respecting, the evidence on which the indictment was found. Demurrers to all…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. EdgertonDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1897
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
  3. State v. FassetSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1844
  4. State v. TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
  5. United States v. RosenthalU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1903

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Webb v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
  2. State v. FrazierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  3. People v. CoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
  4. State v. CarduffWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Coblentz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933

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