Commonwealth v. McCue's Executors
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Court of the city of Charlottesville in the chancery suit of McCue’s Ex’ors v. McCue and others, in which the Commonwealth of Virginia filed her petition. Decree for the defendants in the petition. The Commonwealth appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
T. Samuel McCue was convicted on the 9th of Hovember, 1904, of the murder of his wife, and the question presented by this appeal is whether his estate is liable for the costs incurred and paid by the Commonwealth in his prosecution for that offense.
That the accused, in every criminal case, is liable for the costs of his conviction plainly appears from the statute, which is as follows: "In every criminal case, the clerk of-the court in which the accused is convicted, or, if the conviction be before a justice, the clerk to which the justice certifies as aforesaid, shall, as soon as may be, make…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wooding's Ex'x v. Bradley's Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
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