Legal Opinion

State v. Graham

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 22, 1910PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Marshall County. John PL Graham was prosecuted under Code 1906, chapter 165, and on conviction brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

ROBINSON, PRESIDENT:

John H. Graham, alias John PI. Ratcliff, alias J. PI. Gray, for the third time a convict in the penitentiary at Moundsville, was proceeded against by information in the circuit court of Marshall county pursuant' to the provisions of Code • 1906, chapter 165, sections 1 to 5 inclusive. For clear understanding it seems necessary to recite this statute:

“1. All criminal proceedings against cdnvicts in the penitentiary shall be in the circuit court of the county of Marshall.
“2. When a prisoner convicted of an offence, and sentenced to confinement therefor in the penitentiary,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Moore v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. King v. LynnSupreme Court of Virginia · 1893

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Graham v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Wanstreet v. BordenkircherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Erlinger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2024
  4. Erlinger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2024
  5. State v. EichlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957

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