State v. Massie
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Wyoming County. Boyd Massie was convicted of carrying a pistol or revolver without having a state license, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, PRESIDENT :
Defendant was tried and found guilty under an indictment charging him with unlawfully carrying about his person a pistol or revolver, without having a state license therefor, in violation of section 7, chapter 51 of the Acts of 1909.
The only testimony offered by the State was that of the offiicer, a member of the State police, who made the arrest. He says that he was making a search of a pool room under a “warrant for the pool room and everybody that was in it;” that the search warrant called for liquor only, and that no names were mentioned therein; that he had never seen…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Coal & Coke Ry. Co. v. ConleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
- People v. MarxhausenMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
- State v. LutzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
- State v. EdwardsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by34 opinions
- State v. ThomasWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. PlatouSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- State v. De SimoneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- State v. DuvernoyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1973
29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.