State v. Legg
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Clay County. Sarah Ann Legg was convicted of murder and brings, error.
1Opinion of the Court
Sanders, Judge:
This writ of error is to a judgment of the circuit court-of Clay county, convicting the defendant, Sarah Ann Legg, of the murder of her husband, Jay Legg, and sentencing her to be hanged.
The Attorney General asserts that the evidence is not made-a part of the record by proper bill of exceptions, and relies upon Tracy’s Admx. v. Carver Coal Co., 57 W. Va. 587; Dudley v. Barrett, 52 S. E. E. 100; Ry. Co. v. Joyce, 52 S. E. R. 498, and Parr v. Currence, 52 S. E.R. 496, to support this contention. The rule announced in these cases has-no bearing upon the case under consideration.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hinshaw v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
- State v. CliffordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
- Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Commonwealth v. JeffsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- State v. CrossWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- State v. ReppertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
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