Legal Opinion

Weatherman v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 20, 1895PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Carroll county, rendered on the 28th day of April, 1892, whereby the plaintiff in error was sentenced to be hanged.

1Opinion of the CourtRiely, J.

This case is before us upon a rehearing, which was granted upon an assignment of error that was not passed upon in the opinion of the court delivered at the June term, 1894.

We concur in the opinion of the court, delivered by Judge Lacy upon the former hearing, which affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court; and it is only necessary, therefore, to pass upon the single error assigned in the petition for a rehearing.

It appears that the judge of the Ciicuit Court omitted to sign during the term the orders of the court of the day on. which the jury returned their verdict of guilty against the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mitchell v. OvermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1881

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. NuckolsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Rollins v. BazileSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
  3. Smith's Adm'r v. Charlton's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1851
  4. Haskins v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  5. State v. GibsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910

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