Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-12
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u ~, 'h 100, l. Treason shall consist onl, IN l.
wing against the State, adherng 10 lie eneuie.
GIVING tbem ala and comfort establishing without an.
inorN Ut the Legislature any government within is
IH- separate from the exiting government or holding
or executing in such usurped government any Office mr.
protesting allegiance fidelity to IT, or ressting the e
onon OF the laws under color Of s authority and smell
treason, proved by the testimony of two itness. ~,
the same overt act by confession In court shall he
punished with death
- ii free person advise or conspire With slave
70 rebel OF make nsurrecnon With any person 10 in.
ducT slave TO rebel make insurrection he sh, Le
punished Nth DEATH whether such rebellion or in.urreo
lion he made or not
J. 'l3, CHI lel J. Ncrder by poison l,ing in wait.
mpu-onment starving any Wiliu deliberate and ore
m,di'led killing in the commission of or attempt to
| tie frat degree.
! Murder Of the fret degree sha he punished Nth
/ y. $50 ch 2og S. Sentence Of death eIcept for it
sntf'"lon Of rebellion sha not be executed sooner than
! 'm,'i DAYS AFTER the sentence j. pronounced
The clerk Of the court pronOuncing such sentences
-hS n soou M may be after the sentence deliver cor
tined copy thereof to the officer of the nd court who
shall cause the sentence 10 be executed ndet such
The neck until be- ~ deai
u the person sentenced ak Tor time 10 apply for vi
OF "nor - 80, provides that the Crcnit Cont shall
P'sP'h' ih' execution Of IL sentence reasonable time
dpysiirS .LVisd.cfioa.
Formerly wit of would be- ~ q criminal case
{" The Judgment 81 Circuit Count from the Gapa,,
'"ufi V0de 49, oh. poe. s2t Now the apteIl,t,
Jurisdiction is 10 The Supreme Court Of Appcas las.
'oi' ls'|, 3 o., ch. 81, 81 II H. hoyeysr hy n,
means matter ni roufs- Tor the Appellate Court ar
Judge thereof, 10 aWaid wit 1f error Petition f.,
such write, even 10 cas'- pnnishabe with death bay
l~th sometime rejected without any other s,gnmep
ihin MAT contained ~ o. accompanying the petition
WIN regard 10 the Indictment ch POI specific in ga
H. "lat may he omitted and sl2 l. a. follows
Judgment ~ any criminal case after u verdict IA,
not De arrested or reversed upon any exception TO IN
nd',menl OF Other accusation, if the offence No. charge
therein WITH sufficient certainty for Judgment 10 be- o.,
On thereon according "a the yery right nf the case
, "a JOS, -. provides that when there a.. se,e,.
counts w an indictment or information and .,.,,
verdict II goliy i' found Judgment shah Lee orJc.
against the accused IL any be good though Oh
l'e faulty. Hut on the trial the conrf on The so,i
'he aroused may instruct theiut to disregard sn, o
= tha, is faulty. NV '"''
. u writ ~ error Ne awarded cl 20g q annie.
u pTescrihes that the court from which writ pCs,
: lies sbal affirm the Judgment " there lie M s,,o
thereon and reverse the n whole or In t,,t n 49,
neous, and under such Judgment A. the court whoa
for sought 20 he corrected ought 10 have suered
isssaBd the cause and direct q new trial sIe,,.
those eases Ehen the voices boh sides are eonal
v Possrfo R,yriese Or Pa,dos.
/. The Code p. lnd, oh. 400, sls provides tha, Ca,
" Governor shall not grant pardon H. any esse hseo
Conviction DOR 70 arg p,roH coRrcied n fr,asou AGAIN
the Commenweslih except with the consent Of lie ten