State v. Strauder
West Virginia Supreme Court
Taylor Strauder, a colored man, was convicted of the murder of his wife and sentenced to death by the circuit uourt of Ohio county on the 9th day of January 1875. From this judgment of the circuit court a writ of error was awarded him to this Court. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the Court. Hon. T. Melvin, Judge of the first judicial circuit, presided at the trial below.
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Taylor Strauder, a colored man, was convicted of the murder of his wife and sentenced to death by the circuit uourt of Ohio county on the 9th day of January 1875. From this judgment of the circuit court a writ of error was awarded him to this Court. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the Court. Hon. T. Melvin, Judge of the first judicial circuit, presided at the trial below. The first question to be considered is, did the circuit court err in not discharging the defendant from custody upon his motion, it appearing to the court from the evidence in support of the motion that…
1Opinion of the Court
Green, PRESIDENT,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case has been before this Court before, and is reported in 8 W. Va. 687. The opinion of the Court, delivered by President Haymond, states accurately what proceedings had taken place in the circuit court of Ohio county, prior to its being then brought before this Court. The following is a statement of the proceedings:
“At a circuit court held for the county of Ohio, oil the 20th day of May 1872, there was foundby the grand jury attending said court, “a true bill” of indictment against Taylor Strauder for the murder of Anna Strau-der, in…
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