Curtis v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Norfolk county, rendered May 3d, 1890, in an indictment against the plaintiff in error, Henry Curtis, for the murder of one Terrence L. Waller. The verdict was guilty of murder in the first degree, and, by the judgment, he was sentenced to be hanged. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The prisoner was indicted in the county court of Norfolk county for the murder of Terrence L. Waller, and upon his arraignment demanded to be tried in the circuit court of that county. He was thereupon remanded for trial in the circuit court, pursuant to the provisions of section 4016 of the Code. At the ensuing term of that court he pleaded not guilty, and, having been put upon his trial, was found guilty by the jury of murder in the first degree. He thereupon moved for a new trial, which motion was overruled, whereupon he moved in arrest of…
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