State v. Angelina
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Marion County. Jim Angelina was convicted of murder in the first degree, and brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MilleR, Judge:
On an indictment defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree and adjudged to be hung in expiation of the crime.
He was indicted August 14, 1912, about three weeks after the homicide, and put on his trial the next day, assisted by counsel then appointed by the court. Counsel then moved the court for a continuance to August 19, to enable them to confer with the prisoner, a young Italian who could not speak English, to consult expert medical men, and to prepare for the trial. This motion was supported by the affidavit of one of the counsel so appointed, and by other…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. HarrisonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- Stearns v. . FieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1885
- Bowen v. City of HuntingtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
- Jackson v. BurnhamSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Long v. City of WeirtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. LewisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
- Fuller v. PreisNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
- State v. DavisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
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