Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1888PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, President:
On the 20th day of February, 1888, William Davis was, in the Circuit Court of Ritchie county, indicted for maliciously, etc., stabbing one’ Creed Wilson, with intent to maim, disfigure, disable, and kill him. The prisoner moved to quash the indictment, which motion was overruled, and the prisoner pleaded not guilty. The jury was sworn on the 24th day of February to try the issue. It appears from an order entered on the next day that “ it appearing to the court that Peter_G. Six, a juror, is unable to perform his duty, George W. Hammer, a qualified juror, was selected,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- United States v. CoolidgeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1815
- People v. GoodwinNew York Supreme Court · 1820
- People v. WebbCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
- United States v. GibertU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1834
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3Cited by32 opinions
- People v. PeeteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- Freeman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- Manning v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
- Hinton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- State v. HenryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
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