The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-27

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HE'D by transcript " tic reserd, I'll S y
iudEes wliose duty is 70 ex,lfit. y, stse
errors asslgntd and TO grant 1r y, refuse 4
may dect,, t0l1etr ~ ~ 4, e eh
the 3netjsion Wien Of opinioi tint tito de
slsoil Complained of is blainiy right, y
u 8 grant II when amy doubt exist Is ~, a
th rGIRrety ior dee iend the
Code Of 1915. Just when tgtook lts place :,
but the q tls sour5; ai,a
of a aHH5o GSar1 IT,
has been III nccordailce VIII the letter ahd
Spirit OF TINT statute. "a II i5 7. N. :. v.
z NarSa y KS; G Z NM =
tionof the st degre 81, M I pe /
Eiiligated and That lnnny errors we re g g.
ssed applieItlo fo r.9 Wlt t %
'u Rheirnng In through thcSavirginin cases.
and other reports in which the judgments Il
instances WILDE found 81 swrits Of error
refused lii every descrntio OF felony I
some ca ses opinions nic deiverGd t3l y,
Upon tho pettc1.o, wn ar
lin others he Attorney aSlls PER
united to reply, X nv y Y 81 \ n X. Il
Various References.
s By tho Constitution d 1851. Il tho General
sosaSa aq npe lst er,1e
in,,,. RI
fcitnS and every degree ot punishment iappli-.
erne t,dn Mh'IS hs Srder
right, doth rcjeetiStho pe,ltIon1I dpoh3 that:
wealth., y, h !, - X
so on ys t., =: H
Wealth, burgnrylo o. i y 10. hi4 May IL.
ISL kF sss 1s Muibs
i, If 5ssry f iss. sat 81
es! as HseH So osef octebar a. a.
Se aa 10. is5S nioWn
treason p. $50 January 1850 . l7aylss VS.,
Ss Srasn Nsyfssr
der ss 1os; s0 Noveinb ser
Slem eraaaosk ieons
s57 octoher IS, So, Gr,,bb IS. len.vealth:
N fsenR s SSr 1sss
1ss sPk Jones xs
ufssf iS Sssss
s%Fs ssbos lssSs 81
Ma lss; ss1ssss ss Re
ISL roWei
nonWealt felony cal; January, . 4s s:
Novsn,ber III { isss u Sunderland is: common.
wealth, murder, 400 !; January ISIS, saunders
lylerSavs. Commandment murder Is. ao7;
sG sX,Sr w.
order Book Ne, Janiiary 1861 Austin
{, felony y; FEBRUARY
aSs, Tn Ns
felony p 4O; Fe6ruary 20, 1851, ,IefYord rs.
TSnn'9GWssl' fsl9ny 5 fs'ony
0cto brr =, 1855, Paul ys, commonwealth p.
VS.. conmonwcnlth, felony 5la; November 10,
1871 ~ Brock VS., Ss Comm to be hung.
Order BOOK No. 30 Anr "a u, tInrdwiok
VS.. Commonwealth I'LL, "a felony, ~. 11Q.t a,8a
Order Book 80 - nri ~. ls77 Agree vs.
Chamber vs. commowealth feony,Sp. Isl,
Order Book. M. f.2b M aLy q bell rs.
felony Ma,s 1S'$
felony SIS; January sSs ls7s, Russell 'ys Con-.
Order HOOK NJ GA prll g. ;1ssl. Cook ys.
Commonwealth, feo,y.l 49,: April y, 1852,
q Jones VS., Commonwea II, felony 800; February
e. ISL stshell Ns c9""'0l' wealth slonS
Order Book NJ Novenber 1855, y Banks 4
Gresham vs.. ConmonWeaalti, 8, assault. go:
April IIa,nil ton vs.S cornno b,
Order BOOK No. -loecember57. 1855. Abrams
VS.. Commonwealth. felony. $50: q ebruary g.
1857. Newton We. @ Commonwealth &c lonE.. & 1s6
November II. 1856, srnit vs. commonwealth.
sv order Hook No.. November Is 1s9p.
Hughes felony $751;. N !!
felony. ass: MAY MI 500 Davis VS.. Common
wealth, felony. 32s. ,ls
sas5 n9e Ss eissy s ys'S,
1894 1, Mason vs. conn,o lth felony, s92 ..:.
While those accused Of crime have a,
zgaet wh as JhSd p
sacred. While the accused is entitled t.
q fair and impartial trial the safety Of
| the abiding citizen demands that thu
accused, having $had a. fair and Impartial
lstrial and heen ad1udg ed gull Nv accordine
to the law of the land should suffer witt
certainty and without delay the penalty
1 imposed by tho law upon Sllis offense
! Therefore, in obedience to tho mandate
i of the statute Ennd in strict accordance
with established precedent. having givel
careful considerable to tho pet lions ant
record and being of opinion that no errol
Is shown to theFprejtidice of tho accused
4 we abide by the order entered at a form
or day OF the term and deny q writ +,
4 error, 9si ~ # X w 4 rs
NVe thinks5tha it has been made SUN
cicntly TO appear Tint our practice J
not an innovation upon that Of our pre-
i decessors; that we are not 5pcrverting o
from its ancient and accustomed course
but that VIC walk in the beaten path pre-
scllbed to us from tho. earliest period !
this Commonwealth, by Judges who's
names will always be remembered an
revercd. yf ttj t3 Il y ~ sf }1sH
n .--ANa nh.rn hncll at Mains 10 say moro