State v. Cobbs
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited Code, c. 159, s. 19; 2 Tliomp. Trials, pp. 1559, 1561, 1693; Sachet Instr. (2d Ed.) § 5; 9 Leigh 678, 681; 4 Leigh 745; 35 W. Va. 81; 14 Gratt. 613, 630, 632, 633; 6 Gratt. 219; 31 W. Va. 390; 19 Gratt. 813;. 1 Bish. Cr. Prac. § 1003. cited 7 Ired.-251; 4 Gratt. 425; 31W. Va. 370; 20 W. Va. 214; Id. 32; 39 W. Va. 427; 38 W. Va. 568.
1Opinion of the Court
BRAnnon, Judge :
Peter Cobbs was sentenced to be hanged, for the murder of David Adams, by the Criminal Court of Mercer county, and then applied to the Circuit Court of that county for writ of error, which was refused, and then he obtained a writ of error from this Court.
It is said that the Criminal Court erred in failing, on its own motion, without request, to instruct the jury that if they should find the prisoner guilty of murder in the first degree,, they could either find that he he sent to the penitentiary for life or punished with death.
Under the criminal practice in Virginia, and also…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- State v. GreerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- State v. HarrisonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- Dejarnette v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
- Reynolds v. TompkinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- Bartlett v. PattonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by33 opinions
- State v. BraggWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955
- State v. AlieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1918
- State v. ScotchelWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. LovelessWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
- State v. BeattyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
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