Legal Opinion

State v. Summerville

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1932No. 7265PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lively, Judge :

Convicted of entering, without breaking, a storage bouse of tbe Hope Construction Company witb intent to commit larceny, and sentenced to two years in tbe penitentiary, defendants Summerville, Holley and Arnold Long prosecute error. Tbe errors charged are: (1) Insufficiency of evidence; (2) tbe refusal of instructions; and (3) prejudicial argument to tbe jury by the prosecuting attorney.

Thefts of gasoline from tbe storage bouse of tbe Hope Construction Company bad been frequent, and it employed Mallory as a watch. According'to Mallory’s evidence, he arrived at tbe plant about…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. HivelyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
  2. State v. WorleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1918
  3. State v. Morris and JohnsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924
  4. State v. McDermottWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
  5. State v. HivelyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. GuthrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. BoydWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. StarrWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State v. PietrantonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
  5. State v. StephensWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999

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