Legal Opinion
Shiflett v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 11, 1894PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Error to judgment of circuit court of Greene county, affirming a judgment of the county court of said county, rendered at its May term, 1892, upon the verdict of the jury at the trial of an indictment against one Scott Shiflett and others for disturbing religious worship. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
*387The plaintiffs in error were jointly inflicted, under section 3805 of the Code, for a disturbance of religious worship. A summons to answer tlie indictment duly issued and was served upon them, but there was no appearance on the part ot either of them. At the May term, 1892, the following order was entered in the case, viz:
“ It appearing to the court that the indictment contains a misnomer in this, that Scott Shiflett is called Scott Crawford, by which last name he is commonly known, but his true name is Scott Shiflett, it is therefore ordered that…
2Cited by8 opinions
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- Welty v. WardIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- State v. TerryMontana Supreme Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. AdcockSupreme Court of Virginia · 1851
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