State v. Lowry
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited Lackett, Insts. 499, 500; 2 Thomp. Trials & Juries, 1789,1795,1796; 40 W. Ya. 718; 20 W. Ya. 679, 681; Code, c. 181, s. 12; 4 W. Ya. 610; 76 Pa. St. 353, 354; 21 W. Ya. 741; 11 W. Ya. 76; 33 Gratt. 834; 8 Leigh, 726; 6 Gratt. 723; 3 Greenl. Ev. 114, 115, 118, 119, 120; 8 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 503, 505; 59 Ind. 70; 23 Tex.
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cited Lackett, Insts. 499, 500; 2 Thomp. Trials & Juries, 1789,1795,1796; 40 W. Ya. 718; 20 W. Ya. 679, 681; Code, c. 181, s. 12; 4 W. Ya. 610; 76 Pa. St. 353, 354; 21 W. Ya. 741; 11 W. Ya. 76; 33 Gratt. 834; 8 Leigh, 726; 6 Gratt. 723; 3 Greenl. Ev. 114, 115, 118, 119, 120; 8 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 503, 505; 59 Ind. 70; 23 Tex. App. 401; 64 Ind. 443; 66 Ill. 344; 33 W. Ya. 140; 40 W. Ya. 726; 40 N. E. Rep. 1089; 122 Ill. 79; 18 Neb. 159; 67 Iowa, 274. cited 41 W. Va. 407; 156 U. S. 432; 18 Neb. 159; 109111. 65; 109 Alo. 189-195; 88 Ya. 47; 16 S. E. Rep. 100; 62 Iowa, 405,414; 95 Pa. St. 422;…
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge:
R. L. Lowry was on the 30th day of Alarch, 1895, in the Criminal Court of Ohio county, convicted of forgery, and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. The circuit court of said county having refused him any relief, he applied for and obtained a writ of error to this Court.
Numerous errors are assigned, but they are too cumbersome to be given at length. The first five assignments relate to the refusal of the court to give five several instructions. The sixth is to the arbitrary closing of the case by the court before the prisoner had concluded his evidence. The seventh is to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. WardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
- Commonwealth v. SnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1807
- State v. SaundersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Manaway v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1870
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- State v. PendryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- State v. RosascoOregon Supreme Court · 1922
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