Davis v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the County Court- of Eauqnier county sentencing’ the plaintiff in error to the penitentiary for a t-eirn of four years.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
TT- A. Davis was indicted in the County Court of Fauquier county for poisoning a well. Upon this indictment he was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of four years. He thereupon applied to the Circuit Court of Fauquier county for a writ of error, which was denied, and tie ease is before us upon a writ of error awarded by this court.
The indictment charges the prisoner with poisoning the well of one Thomas Stewart, by putting therein a certain poison, known as strychnine, in order that the water so poisoned might be drunk by the said Thomas Stewart and other…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brown v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1900
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