McDaniel v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Amherst, rendered 12th July, 1882, refusing a new trial to Frederick McDaniel, who was during same term convicted of murder in the first degree, of J. C. Garter, and sentenced to he hanged. Opinion fully states the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtHinton, J.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of the'county of Amherst, convicting Frederick McDaniel, the plaintiff in error, of murder in the first degree, and sentencing him to be hanged therefor. The accused moved the court to set aside the verdict and grant him a new. trial, but the court over*283ruled, the motion/and to this ruling the prisoner excepted. The bill of exceptions contains a certificate of what is stated to be the “facts and all the facts proved upon the trial.”
The only assignment of error is the refusal of the court to set aside the verdict and to award a new…
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