State v. Weissengoff

Poffenbarger, Judge:

The new trial awarded Peter Weissengoff, by the decision on a former writ of error in this case, reported in 85 W. Va., 271, resulted in his conviction- of involuntary manslaughter and imposition of imprisonment in the county jail, with labor on the public roads, and a fine of $2,000.00, by way of punishment. On this writ of error, he complains of the judgment, assigning errors in the judgment itself and predicating several other assignments of error upon rulings made in the trial, respecting admission and exclusion of evidence and the giving and refusal of instructions.

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