Coleman v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
In March. 1874, William D. Coleman was indicted in the Husting-s court of the city of Richmond, for that on the 31st of December, 1873, he was secretary of the commissioners of the sinking ft~nd, the said zinking fund having been authorized, &c.; ~`having acquiied possession in some manner and by some means, to the jury unknown, of a certain record, the same then and there being and remaining as a public record of the commonwealth of Vire~inia. in the office of the second…
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In March. 1874, William D. Coleman was indicted in the Husting-s court of the city of Richmond, for that on the 31st of December, 1873, he was secretary of the commissioners of the sinking ft~nd, the said zinking fund having been authorized, &c.; ~`having acquiied possession in some manner and by some means, to the jury unknown, of a certain record, the same then and there being and remaining as a public record of the commonwealth of Vire~inia. in the office of the second auditor thereof in the capital of said *com mon wealth, at said city, to wit: the warrant-book of the said sinking fund,…
1Opinion of the CourtBouedin, J.
The plaintiff in error was indicted at the March term of the Hustings court of the city of Eichmond for forging a public record, then being in the office of the second auditor of this state. On his arraignment he demurred to the indictment; but his demurrer was overruled by the court, and he was put on his trial, was found guilty by the jury, and his term of imprisonment in the penitentiary was fixed at four years. In the progress of the trial sundry bills of exception were taken by the accused to rulings of the court, and the bills were signed and sealed by the court, and made a part of the…
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