Lyles v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of corporation court of the city of Danville, rendered January 17th, 1891, whereby the plaintiff'in error, James Lyles, was sentenced to be hanged in accordance with the verdict of the jury at his trial on an indictment for the murder of George Lashley.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The prisoner, James Lyles, and Margaret Lashley were jointly indicted in the corporation court of Danville for the murder of George Lashley. He was tried separately, found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged.
The first error assigned is the refusal of the lower court to quash the indictment, on the ground that it was found by a special grand jury, composed of seven jurors only. It is contended that an indictment for a capital felony can be lawfully found only by a regular grand jury, which consists of not less than nine nor more than twelve persons.'…
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