Legal Opinion

State v. Yates

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 17, 1883PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of the county of Taylor rendered on the 18th day of February, 1880, upon an indictment against Jedediah V. Yates for feloniously shooting with intent to kill, allowed upon the petition of said Yates. Hon. A., B. Fleming, judge of the second judicial circuit, rendered the judgment complained of.

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Writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of the county of Taylor rendered on the 18th day of February, 1880, upon an indictment against Jedediah V. Yates for feloniously shooting with intent to kill, allowed upon the petition of said Yates. Hon. A., B. Fleming, judge of the second judicial circuit, rendered the judgment complained of. The facts of the case are stated in the opiniou of the Court. cited the following authorities: 14 Graft. 696; IS W. Ya. 859. cited the following-authorities : Code p. 678 § 9; 2 Arch. Or. Pr. & PI. 74; 28 Graft- 972: 8 Oar. & P. 632; 1 Pish. Or. Pr. §§…

1Judgment of the CourtSnyder, Judge

On the 23d of September, 1879, Jedediah W. Yates was indicted for a felony by the grand jury of Taylor county. The indictment contains two counts founded on the provisions of section 9 ot chapter 144 of the Code. The first charges that the said “Jedediah W. Yates, on the-day of-, 1879, in the said county, with a certain gun, then and there loaded with gunpowder and leaden shot, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, did shoot one Hezekiah Bailey, with intent him, the said Hezekiah Bailey, then and there to maim, disfigure, disable and kill, against” &c. The second count is, “that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. CainWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Miller v. Insurance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Joy v. ThompsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1844

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Yuncke v. WelkerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1945
  2. State v. GwinnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  3. State v. McIntoshWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Franklin v. PenceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Wilson v. FlemingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921

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