Wright v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was a writ of error to a judgment rendered by the-judge of the circuit court of Pittsylvania county, refusing-a writ of error to a judgment rendered by the county court of said county, in a prosecution against Dock Wright for-the murder of Joseph Coleman Arthur.
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This was a writ of error to a judgment rendered by the-judge of the circuit court of Pittsylvania county, refusing-a writ of error to a judgment rendered by the county court of said county, in a prosecution against Dock Wright for-the murder of Joseph Coleman Arthur. The facts are fully-set out in the opinion of the court, except upon the point of an alleged separation of the jury, which charge was so clearly not established that it is useless to insert the evidence on which it was based.
1Opinion of the CourtChristian, J.
The plaintiff in error was convicted in the county court of Pittsylvania county of murder in the first degree. On the first trial there was a hung jury, and the jury failing to agree after three days’ retirement and consideration, was discharged by the court, and the case continued. Upon the next trial he was convicted of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced by the court to be hanged on the 28th day of October, 1881.
At the second trial the prisoner, by his counsel, took several bills of exceptions to the rulings of the court, and afterwards applied to the Hon. S. G. Whittle, judge of…
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