Coleman v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
In March 1874, William D. Coleman was indicted in the Hustings court of the city of Richmond, for that on the 31st of December, 1873, he was secretary of the commissioners of the sinking fund, the said sinking fund having been authorized, &c.; “ having acquired possession in some manner and by some means, to the jury unknown, of a certain record, the sanie then and there being and remaining as a public record of the commonwealth of Virginia, in the office of the second…
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In March 1874, William D. Coleman was indicted in the Hustings court of the city of Richmond, for that on the 31st of December, 1873, he was secretary of the commissioners of the sinking fund, the said sinking fund having been authorized, &c.; “ having acquired possession in some manner and by some means, to the jury unknown, of a certain record, the sanie then and there being and remaining as a public record of the commonwealth of Virginia, in the office of the second auditor thereof in the capital of said commonwealth, at said city, to wit: the warrant-book of the said sinking fund, the…
1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.
The plaintiff in error was indicted at the March term of the Hustings court of the city of Richmond 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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