State v. Parsons
West Virginia Supreme Court
I. — The corpus delicti must be proven; and the guilt of the act must be proven to attach to a particular person. — -1 Bish. Grim. L. (4th Ed.) § 204-208, 285-295, 430-442, 1097, ...1110.; .101 Pa 886.; 76 Pa. 340; 43 Miss. 480; 1 Cliff. 25; 4 Crim. L. Mag. 902; Wills Cir. Ev. (6th Am. Ed.) 198 ; 26 W. Ya. 116, 123; 4 B. & A. 123; Wills Cir. Ev. c. 7, s. 1; Id. 126; Id. 80; 22 S. W. Rep. 452! II.— Verdict not sustained by the evidence. — 1 Greenl. Ev. (15th Ed.) § 13; Whar.
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I. — The corpus delicti must be proven; and the guilt of the act must be proven to attach to a particular person. — -1 Bish. Grim. L. (4th Ed.) § 204-208, 285-295, 430-442, 1097, ...1110.; .101 Pa 886.; 76 Pa. 340; 43 Miss. 480; 1 Cliff. 25; 4 Crim. L. Mag. 902; Wills Cir. Ev. (6th Am. Ed.) 198 ; 26 W. Ya. 116, 123; 4 B. & A. 123; Wills Cir. Ev. c. 7, s. 1; Id. 126; Id. 80; 22 S. W. Rep. 452! II.— Verdict not sustained by the evidence. — 1 Greenl. Ev. (15th Ed.) § 13; Whar. Crim. Ev. (2d Ed.) 264; 3 Greenl. Ev. § 29 ; 1 Bish. Crim. Pro. § 1093; 8 W. Ya. 741; Wills Cir. Ev. 192; Id. 173; Id.…
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Píiesident :
Albert Parsons was convicted in the Circuit Court of Barbour county and sentenced to the penitentiary upon an indictment for burning a barn; and, a motion for a new trial having been overruled, he comes to this Court by writ of error.
The first of the two grounds relied upon by Parsons to sustain his prayer for a new trial, and the one which seems to be principally relied upon by his counsel, is that the verdict convicting him is contrary to law and evidence. The evidence is quite voluminous and from a number of witnesses. It can not be necessary or useful to detail it…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. FlanaganWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
- State v. SutfinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- Younger v. StateWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1868
- State v. ConkleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1880
- State v. AbbottWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1875
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