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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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This series contains all criminal cases heard in Rockingham County from 1820 to 1971. The historical context contained within these records is rich, and one can expect to learn about various aspects concerning the social, cultural, and political climate of the day.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
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1900
Title
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Commonwealth v. Moses Coleman
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Defendant charged with felony break and enter and felony larceny.
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Felony
Burglary
Break and Enter
Larceny
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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Jennifer Taylor
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CCR001_003_004
Coleman
Karicofe
Sandy
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COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA
COUNTYOR ROCKINGHAM,
to-wit:
In the Circuit
Court
The jurors
Rockingham,
term,
of said
County:
in and for
and now attending
1931, uuon their
oaths
the body of the County of
said
court
do present
on or about
the 14th day of September,
feloniously
and unlawfully
ner,
against
at its
did kill
the peace and dignity
that
1931,
and slay
October
Herman Sandy,
in said
County,
one A. A. Tur-
or the Commonwealth of
Virginia
This indictment
John Trumbo,
Fawley,
court
is found on the testimony
s. w. Trumbo,
Harry Trumbo,
s.
Rlunion
and Jesse
Moyers,
and sent
before
the grand
jury
A.
J){c.
Runion,
witnesses
to give
of
C.R.
sworn in
evidence.
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COM
V
HERMAN SANDY
A FELONY
.. True Bill
V
D. U. Earman, Com. Atty.
�COMMONWEALTH
vs
CHARGETO THE J1JRY
H:ERMANS1.NDY
If you find
will
the accused,
not guilty,
you
say so and no more.
If
you find
him guilty
you will
say so and fix
tentiary
for
five
Herman Sandy,
years,
period
by both
not
a period
or,
such fine
punishrrent
of not
in your
exceeding
his
as charged
less
discretion,
one year
than
indictment,
by confinement
one year
not
then
in the peni-
nor more than
by confinement
or by fine
and imprisonment.
in the
in jail
exceeding
for
$1000 or
a
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1931
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there answer
may be continued
having or holding any proceedings
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with
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to the offender
for
jury
as a natural
act,
involuntary
not
feloniously,
and probable
act
the
as is
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while
or in the
and,
consequence
incompatible
law imputes
and he may be punished.
manslaughter
or unintentionally
of a lawful
negligent
human life,
that
accidentally
performance
a homicide
proper
the
of some unlawful
or negligent
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a criminal
that
when
of such
with
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intent
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INSTRUCTION
The court
upon all
highways
vehicle
unless
shall
it
nnd except
is
the
jury
of sufficient
drive
from the
Sandy,
violated
death
was caused
gently
operating
it
is the
law of this
width
the
driver
of a motor
to drive
when overtaking
court
further
evidence
in this
the foregoing
thereby,
his
then
automobile.
another
in overtaking
tells
case
stetyte,
half
of the
on such side
and passing
applicable
_nd the
that
the same upon the right
impracticable
to the limitations
lieve
tells
the
that
vehicle
that
subject
vehicles~
if
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the accused,
Herman
and that
the accused
highway,
of the highway
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the
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any,
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to the parties,
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app3rent
shown;
circumst.nces
to the
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that,
to consider
if
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testimony
their
demeanor
and their
witnesses
the weight
in this
the r elc.1tionship
the same is
their
such witness
in determining
of different
of this
intelligence,
such credit
the
oved;
thejr
temper,
while
of the witinterest,
feeling,
testifying;
means of informbtion;
of such witnesses
seems to be enti
as under
led
case,
if
or bias,
their
nd to give
&11 the
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INSI'RUGT ION
THE COUR1' INSTRUCTS
A.
11H3 JURY
PERSON TO BE INNOCENT , WHENCHARGED WITH CRDAB ,
IS ESTABLISHijD
BY THE COMMONRALTH
ANY
THAT THE LAtq PRESUM S
UNTIL HIS
, BEYOND A REASONABLE
GUIL1'
DOUBT •
THIS PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE GOES WITH Tlill ACCUSED THROUGHOUT
THE
WHOLE CASH
AND APPLIES AT EVERY STAGE THEREOF
AFTER HEARING ALL THE EVIDENCE IN THE GASE
AHLB DOUBT OF ,HE
GUILT OF THE
OR ANY FACT ESSENTIAL
AGAINST 1'HR ACCUSED1 ,
THE JURY
,
AND IF
HAVE A REASON~--
ACCUSED ,UPON THE WHOLE CASE
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r HB EBNBFrr OF THE DOUBI' AND FIND HIM NOT GUILTY
TH"' ACCUSED THE
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COMMONWEALTH
HERMAN SANDY
INS1':RUCTION
T HB COUR'l' INSTR UCTS
T HR JURY
AUTOMOBILH WHO AGCID:lliT ALLY
EVEN THOUGH
NEGLIGBNCB
HE MIGHI'
IS NOT GUILTY
ACT •
,
KILLS
THAT 'FHE DRIVER
A PERSON
AN
OF
ON T HB HIGHWAY ,
BE CHARGEABLEWITH SOME ACTIONABLE
IS SO GROSS AND CULPABLB
OF HUMANLIFE
C.
OF
AS
ANDI OF THE
CRIME
TO
UNLBSS
IND ICATB
HIS
NBJGLIGBNCB
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PROBABLE CONSBQUBNCES
OF
HIS
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COURT INSTRUC..TSTiill JURY
BVIDBJNCB IN THB CASH THEY BELIEVE
STRUCK
AND INJURED
DEF8NDANT WAS NOT
UNLAWFULOR EXCESS IV.:
CAREFUL LOOKOUT TO
.,•
ROAD,e WAY
:.
SPBBD
11 HE DEFENDANT
BY
THAT
BB WAS NOT
THAT HR WAS KB
DISCOVER
ANY
AND IF THE JURY
BY
SO
ANY PERSONS
FURTHER BELIEVE FROM
IN
T HR BVII!ENCE
AT AN
A REASONABLY
ING
THAT
SAID
DRIVING
PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE
THAT THE CAR WAS L.IGHTHD
R~ADIL.Y HAVE BEEN SEEN
MIG!IT
THAT AT T HR T IMB ARCH TURNER WAS
BY THE CAR DRIVEN
INTOXICATED
THAT IF FROM TH8 WHOL.B
rr
IN THE
APPROACH
TliE ROAD
,
TH,AT SAID
HAD• NO REASON TO APPREHEND THAT
TURNER
AND T HB PERSONS WITH HIM
WERE STANDING. IN SUCH
DEFENDANT
/\ARCH
THAT THEY WOULD BE L IABLB
POSIT ION
TO BE
IN~
I
JURBD
BY
T~DRIFTING
AND IF T~Y
OUS
OF THE CAR TO Tln
FURTHER BRLIEV.-:: FROM THE EVIDENCE
POSIT ION
OF TH'i SAID ARCH TURNER
NOI' D ISCOVERBJD, BY THE SAID IJBFENDANT
HlM TO DIVBRI'
LEFT SIDE OF THBl ROAD1
THE CAR
,
D!NGRR
AND•SUCH OTHBR PERSONS
UNTIL
THEN THE JURY
TI' WAS TOO
SHOUL.DNOI' FIND
THE DEF2NDANT , HERMAN SANDY WAS GUILTY
J
THAT THE
OF A CRIMINAL.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
This series contains all criminal cases heard in Rockingham County from 1820 to 1971. The historical context contained within these records is rich, and one can expect to learn about various aspects concerning the social, cultural, and political climate of the day.
Creator
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
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Ccr001
Text
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Date
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1931
Title
A name given to the resource
Commonwealth v. Herman Sandy
Subject
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Felony
Murder
Description
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Defendant charged with felony murder.
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JMU Libraries
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CCR001_011_005
Sandy
Turner