Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Wooldridge

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 1946No. 9819Published

1Dissent

Henna, President,

dissenting:

With all respect, I am of the positive opinion that the •majority of the Court has misconceived .the mandatory requirements that govern the settling and enrolling of bills of exception and, in addition, has, in determining the guilt or innocence of the accused, failed to attach proper importance to questions of fact that plainly appear in the transcript of the testimony that the majority treats as a part of this record. On the questions of venue, the impaneling of the jury, Governor Neely’s proclamation, the introduction of photographs, the rulings on instructions,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Crowe v. Corporation of Charles TownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Monongahela Railway Co. v. WilsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1940
  3. State v. TateWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1942
  4. State v. BerleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1936
  5. Clonch v. TabitWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1940

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