Bowles v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Oircuit Court of Alleghany •county, rendered on a verdict, finding the plaintiff in error .guilty of murder of the first degree.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
The plaintiff in error, Robert Bowles, was indicted in the *819Circuit Court of Alleghany county for the murder of one John Buff, found, guilty by a jury, and sentenced to be hanged, whereupon he obtained this writ of error from one of the judges of this court.
The prisoner and the deceased were both in the service of the O. & O. By. Co. at Clifton Forge. The latter had been in the service of the. company for some time as a fireman on the James Biver Division, while the first named had only been in the employment of the company for two days, as yard brakeman at Clifton Forge. They were entire…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Powers v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Wallace v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- State v. CurtisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Allison v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Farish & Co. v. ReigleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by37 opinions
- James Dyral Briley v. Gary L. Bass, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Thomas v. SnowSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
- West v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Palmer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Delmar Oil Co. v. BartlettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.