Sutton v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to j'udgment of circuit court of Wythe county, rendered March 17th, 1888, upon a verdict of guilty at the trial of an indictme'nt charging one Wayrnan Sutton with the murder in the first degree of one Peter Harvell. Exceptions being taken to various rulings of the court at the trial, the prisoner brought the case here upon writ of error and supersedeas. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of Wythe county, rendered at the March term, 1888. The case is as follows: The plaintiff in error, Wayrnan Sutton (together with one Morgan Pendleton), was indicted in the county court of Wythe county, at the July term, 1887, for the killing of one Peter Harvell on the 19th of Ma}q 1887. At the November term following, the said Sutton having been arrested, and being in custody, upon the calling of his case moved to quash the indictment, which motion was overruled; and, being arraigned, upon bis arraignment pleaded not guilty, and…
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