State v. Piscoineri
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Marion County. Prank Piscioneri and others were convicted of Black Hand practices, and they bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Robinson, PResident:
Prank Piscioneri and eighteen others, all natives of Italy, were indicted and put on trial, jointly, for alleged Black Hand practices. Hine of the accused were convicted of a felony and sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The others, ten in number, were convicted of a misdemeanor. All those convicted of a felonjr, being Piscioneri and eight others, and one of those convicted of a misdemeanor, Joe Perraro, have prosecuted this writ of error.
The charge was brought against these nineteen men by an Italian youth named Berardelli. A narrative of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kane v. PeopleCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1831
- State v. BinghamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- State v. StowersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
- State v. SmithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- State v. PorterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. HoustonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. JarvisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
- State v. HurstWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
- State v. KnightWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. SmithNevada Supreme Court · 1910
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