State v. Dickey
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Braxton County. John Dickey was convicted of manslaughter, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
Dickey was tried in the circuit court of Braxton County for the murder of Tanner, convicted of voluntary manslaughter an4 *326sentenced therefor; but the judgment was reversed by this Court. 46 W. Va. 319. Upon a second trial the jury again convicted Dickey of voluntary manslaughter, and the court sentenced him to the penitentiary, and he has sued out this writ of error.
Dickey complains that the court erred in giving instructions. Those instructions are as follows: No. 3. “The court instructs the jury that where there is a quarrel between two persons and both are in fault, and a…
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- Carpenter v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1850
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