Legal Opinion

State v. Hill

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 21, 1900PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Barbour County. Jake Hill was convicted of breaking into a railroad car, and brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Dent, Judge:

At the October term, 1899, Jake Hill was convicted of felon-iously and burglariously breaking into a box car on the Baltimore and Ohio Raiload, and stealing a hog therefrom of the value of ten dollars, principally on the evidence of Hiram Turner, who was serving a term in the penitentiary for the same offeiise. He made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and he was sentenced to a term of five years in the penitentiary. On writ of error he relies upon three grounds to reverse the judgment of the circuit court. First, That the indict*133ment was not endorsed a true bill and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. BetsallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  2. People v. LawrenceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1863
  3. State v. HeatonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
  4. State v. AgnewSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
  5. Bryan v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. HumphreysWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1945
  2. State v. RingerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Gillespie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1924
  4. People v. WebberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Clarke v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1874

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