¶1The first question adjourned is to be answered in the negative. And as to the second question, it is answered that the motion ought to be overruled.
¶2The Commonwealth v. Dever, 10 Leigh 685, is sufficient authority for this decision.
5 Gratt. 702
Commonwealth v. Williams
Decided December 15, 1848
General Court of Virginia · decided 1848-12-15
Lina Williams was indicted for a trespass, in the Circuit Court of Greenbrier. He appeared and moved the Court to quash the indictment, because the name of the witness, upon whose testimony it was found, was not written at the foot of the indictment: and thereupon the Court, with the consent of the defendant, adjourned to this Court the following questions : 1. Whether the indictment ought, for the reason stated in said motion, to be quashed ? 2.
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently June 1895
3 state decisions
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1848-12-15
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