Legal Opinion

State v. Montgomery

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided May 29, 1923PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lively, Judge:

On March 4, 1922, the circuit court, upon a verdict of guilty as charged in the warrant, sentenced defendant to confinement in jail for 90 days and to pay a fine of $300, to which judgment and sentence this writ was awarded.

The warrant charged defendant with unlawfully having in his possession a quantity of moonshine liquor, in January, 1922, contrary to law. The evidence on which defendant was convicted was obtained by virtue of a search and seizure *156warrant issued prior to the warrant on which be was convicted, and the case turns upon the legality of the issuance and execution…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. WillsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1922
  2. State v. GriswoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
  3. McClurg v. BrentonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  4. State v. DriverWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Richmond v. HendersonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. NobleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924
  2. State v. JohnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
  3. State v. BrunerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
  4. State v. MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  5. State v. DeSpainWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954

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