Hall v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to refusal of the judge of the circuit court of Wise county, on 29th February, 1892, to allow a writ of error and supersedeas to the judgment of the county court of said county, rendered February 1th, 1891, whereby Talt Hall, the plaintiff in error, was, in accordance with tbe verdict of the jury at the trial of the indictment 'against him for the murder of one Enos B. Hylton, sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The prisoner was indicted in the county court of Wise county, and'at a subsequent term was tried and sentenced to be hanged.for the murder of Enos B. Hylton. In the progress of the trial numerous exceptions were taken to rulings of the court, which will be considered in the order in which they are presented. .
1. It appears that when the case was called for trial, at the term at which it was tried, the prisoner objected to proceeding, and moved for a continuance, on the ground that the case had not been set for trial for any certain day of the term.…
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