Kemp v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the corporation court of the city of Norfolk, rendered against William A. Kemp, whereby he was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for the period of five years for the murder in the second degree of one Junius A. Rogers.
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Error to a judgment of the corporation court of the city of Norfolk, rendered against William A. Kemp, whereby he was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for the period of five years for the murder in the second degree of one Junius A. Rogers. The indictment was against Charles L. Whitehurst, William •A. Kemp and James T. Guy, jointly, charging the first with murder in the first degree, and the other two with being present, counseling, aiding, abetting and assisting the said White-hurst in the commission of the crime. The prisoners elected to be tried separately. See…
1Opinion of the CourtKiChahdsoN, J.
On the 4th day of February, 1884, a special grand jury for the city of Norfolk found an indictment against Charles L. "Whitehurst, James T. Guy, and the plaintiff in error, William A. Kemp, for the murder of Junius A. Sogers, on the 20th day of January, 1884.
The indictment contains three counts, in each of which it is charged that the said Charles L. Whitehurst inflicted the mortal wound, and that the said James T. Gfuy and the plaintiff in error, the said William A. Kemp, were present, counseling, aiding, abetting, and assisting the said Charles L. White-hurst in the commission of the said…
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