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term, 1925, upon their oa hs do pres ent that Irwin Bryant ,
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Irwin Bryant, Manuel Bryant and Howard Williams
Description
An account of the resource
Felony; Guilty
Subject
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Felony
guilty
6 months jail
$500 fine
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925
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RcPr-box5-002
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Bryant
Williams
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COMMONVJEALTH OF VIRGINI A,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, t o-vvit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The gr and j urors i n a nd f or the body of said county of
Rockingham and now attendin g said Court at its October term,
1927, upon their oa ths do pre s ent that
on or about t he 11th day of Septemb er, 1927, in the said
county of Rockingh am, did unlawfu lly drive an automob ile
while under t h e influen ce of ardent spirits, a gainst t h e
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Commonwealth v. Frank Williams
Description
An account of the resource
Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
The topic of the resource
Misdemeanor
Indictment
operated an automobile under the influence
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1927
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
Identifier
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RcPr-box7-010
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
JMU Libraries
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CO rMONWEAI/l1H OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGH.Atl, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The grand jurors in and for the body of said county
of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term,
1927, upon their oaths do present t h at Willie Williams, within
one year next prior to the finding of this indictmen t, in the
s a id county of Rockingham , did unlawfull y have in his possession a still, still cap, worm, tub, fermenter , and other appliances connected with and used in the operation of a still,
without having the same registered as required by law, a gai nst
t h e peace and di gnity of the Commonwea lth of Virginia.
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This indictmen t is found on t he testimony of J. L.
Dirting , D. H. Dofflemye r, a nd
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T. Rexrode, witnesses sworn
in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence •
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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Commonwealth v. Willie Williams
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
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Misdemeanor
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posession of still
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1927
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COMMONWEALT H OF VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The grand jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
in and for t he body of said co unty of Rockingham, and now attending said Court at its April term, 1932, upon their oaths do
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Wiiliams, on or about April 13, 1932, in said county,
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did unlawfully have in their possession fifty gallons of mash,
against t he peace a nd dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This indictment is found on the testimony of G. A.
Lawson, and W. E. Lucas, witnesses sworn in Court a nd sent before the grand jury to give evidence.
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�Commonwealt h of Virginia City, County of,Ci?,J ~ to-wit:
To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia
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of the said Ci t y / County that h e verily b elieves, that in the said City / Co unty and State :
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(b ) A still , still cap, worm , tub s, fermerut ers and oth er appli a nces con nected ,,·ith such still and u sed, and mash
a nd other sub stan ces, ca pable of b eing u sed , in th e m anu fac ture of A rd ent Spirits, are unlawfull y in the possession 0£, and unlawfull y u sed by one
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( c) Ardent Spi rit s ar e being u nlaw full y kept, h eld, stored, concealed, u sed. sold, an d unlawfully transported in
certain b aggage o r a certain vehicle, t o-wit: a certain
H ere describe vehicle, auto, wagon , carriage, bu ggy, boat 1 baggage or wha t not
by one
H ere Ji?ive n ame. or describe as in (a) ahovt"
A nd th ere being rea sonable cau se for such belief:
T HESE ARE , THEREFO R E, I N T HE NAME O F THE COMM O )JW E A L T H O F V I RGI N IA, to comm and you, with all n ecessary and proper speed and assi stance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicl e herein desig nated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent sp irits and th eir co ntain ers and other things
appar ently possessed or u sed in violation of law, and brin g th e sa m e a nd th e person or pe rsons, in whose possession they are found, and also any person resisting, impe ding, obstru ctin g , or in a ny m ann er hindering or delaying you in the ex ecution of this warrant b efore me, or some oth er offic er ha Ying juri sdicti on of the case, to be
disposed of and dealt w ith according to law ; and make r eturn, of thi s warran t sho win g all acts and things done
ther eunder, w ith a particular statement and sufficient de scription of th e thing s seized and the name of the person
in whose possession found, if any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so st ate in your return, and post a
true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as required by law.
Given uncle< m y hand and sea l this . /
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�WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
SPIRITS, ETC.
DIRECTIONS
1. If o nl y Ard ent Spi rits and containers b e seized
th e Magist rate shall fix a time not less than 10
no r m o r e than 30 clay s fr om th e elate of r eturn
fo r th e h earing of said return . If no claimant a p p ea r, t he Arden t Spirits and articles a r e to b e forfeited to Common wea lth. Any p erso n claiming
any of same m ust fil e a written claim stating p arti.cularly the character a nd extent of his interest
th er ein, wher eupon t h e M agistra te shall certify th e
warrant, written claim a nd articl es cla imed, to t h e
Circuit o r Corpora tio n Court, a s the case ma y b e,
for determin at ion , a nd decla r e t he uncla imed a rticl es fo rfe ited.
2. If still, still cap, w o rm , t ub s, h ea ter, fe r me nters.
o r a ny ap plian ce co nn ected wi t h a st ill a nd u sed.
o r m ash o r othe r sub sta nce capab le of b eing used,
in th e m a nufactur e• of Ard ent Spirits, b e seized .
th e mas h (after taking sa mp le) sha ll b e destroy ed,
a nd th e facts and a r ti cles seized r eported to th e
prohibitio n Commissioner and Common w ea lth 's
Attorney. ( A cop y of thi s warrant and proper r eturn w ill be a s4ffici en t notice and repo rt.) Ard en t
S pirit s a nd c~ 1ta iners di sposed of as in No . l
above.
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by pos t ing a tru e co py of thi s wa rra nt a nd t he r et urn
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Wr it te n cla im o f o wn ership o r interes t hav in g
been fi icd to certain of th e said t hings h er ein seized this wa rra nt, th e said claim a nd th e t hings in
th~ claim pa rt icu la rl y describ ed, are h er eby certifi ed
m ob ile, boa t, wago n, buggy , o r o ther v eh icle, th e
A rd en t Spirits and co nta iner s sh all be prese rve d
and th e vehicle sha ll be delivered to the Sergea n t
of t he Cit y, t he fa cts r eported to the P ro hib it ion
Commissio n er and Com m o n wea lth's Attorney a nd
Ar dent Sp irits and co n ta in ers di sposed of a s provid ed in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this w ar rant a nd
prope r r et urn w ill be su ffic ient r eport.)
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to th e
fo r determ ina tio n, a nd the said things un cla imed are
h er eby a dj udg ed a n d decla r ed co nfi scated a n d fo r feited jo th e Common wealth .
Given und er my ha nd thi s
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See S ectio ns 21½, 22, 23, 23½, 57 a nd 57½, Acts of
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Ko clai m of ow nersh ip o r inter es t in any of the
said thin gs seized h avi ng b een fi led h er ein in com pliance w ith the law, th e sa me are h ereby a djudged
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being t ra 1~spo r ted in vehicl e, boat, o r bag ~ag~ , it is
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lf iss ued fo r A r de nt Spirits so tra n sported, it can b e
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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Commonwealth v. Walter Davis, Strother Davis, George Bryant and Everett Williams
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Misdemeanor; Guilty
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Misdemeanor
guilty
posession of ardent spirits-50 gallons mash
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1932
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RcPr-box9-064
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Bryant
Davis
Williams
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
Description
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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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Date
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1899
Title
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Commonwealth v. Sarah Williams
Subject
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Felony
Break and Enter
Larceny
Description
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Defendant charged with felony break and enter and felony larceny.
Publisher
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JMU LIbraries
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Jennifer Taylor
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PDF
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CCR001_002_047
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CHARGE TO THE JURY
ROBERT CRAIG
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Jorn R.Logan,
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COUNTYOE' ROCKINGHAM,
to-wit:
In the Circuit
Court
The grand
body of said
at its
of said
jurors
County:
of the Commonwealth in and for
County of Rockingham and now attending
December term,
1932, upon their
oaths
said
do present
the
Court
that
L
Laura Lam and Robert
in said
County,
A. Williams
extort
Craig,
on the 25th day of October,
did unlawfully
of a certain
and feloniously
offense,
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two hundred
fifty
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against
1932,
accuse
Charles
attempted
to
letter
the sum of
the peace and dignity
of
the Com.~onwealth of Virginia.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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1932
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Commonwealth v. Robert Craig and Laura Lam
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Felony
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Defendant charged with felony extortion.
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1892
Title
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Commonwealth v. John Williams
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Felony
Theft
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Defendant charged with felony theft.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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1895
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Commonwealth v. James Goodloe
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Felony
Rape
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�STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY
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..... , a Justice of the Peace in and for the County
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of Rockingham, State of Virginia, do hereby certify that
and
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have this day acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of
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That the said
Circuit Court of Rockingham County, on the .............. day of
..... , 193 .... , and not
leave hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the ch ..rge in this warrant, or to await the action of the
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Charge
to the Jury.
to in~uire
whether
CLARENCE 7/ILLIAMS
Your charge
of the
felony
is
as charged
If you find
indictment,
and that
and was wilful,
him guilty
the
of murder
for
him guilty
or,
life,
or for
an·i the
find
him guilty
punishment
five
deliberate
of murder
by confinement
nor more than
or of murder
Williams
without
den heat,
find
him guilty
more than
five
guilty
in the peniyears.
as charged
in the
aforethought,
then you shall
degree,
and ascertain
for
of murder
degree,
but
actual
his
not less
than
that
in the first
he killed
or implied,
or in mutual
manslaughter,
combat,
and ascertain
for
in the
him not guilty
second
degree,
manslaughter,
by confinement
not less
one year,
of murder
than
dePau+ine
upon a sudyou will
his
punish-
one nor
years,
or,
you will
degree
manslaughter,
but
say so and ascertain
for
in your discretion,
$1000,
in the first
or of voluntary
in the nenitentiary
him of not exceeding
exceeding
punish-
years.
nor more than five
gainst
second
in the penitentiary
of involuntary
punishment
second
provocation,
If you find
or of murder
his
twenty
with malice
find
years.
of voluntary
ment by confinement
than
of murder,
aforethought,
on reasonable
you shall
by confinement
him not guilty
malice
aforethought
and ascertain
in the penitentiary
twenty
in the
then
and premeditated,
in the
in the
with malice
any term not less
him guilty
If you find
gree
degree
same was committed
and was not wilful,
as charged
and premeditated,
in your discretion,
If you find
indictment,
of murder,
in the first
is guilty
or not guilty.
same was committed
deliberate
ment at death,
tentiary
in the indictment
the accused
not less
assess
or by confinement
than
a fine
in jail
his
one
a-
for not
or both.
If you find
him not guilty,
you will
say so and no more.
�Charge
to the Jury
Com
V
Clarence
Williams
�COMMONNEALTH
OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTYOF ROCKINGHAM,
to-wit:
In the Circuit
Court
The grand
of said
jurors
and for
the body of said
tending
said
oaths
do present
1, 1933,
Pauline
monwealth
in said
H. Boice,
at its
that
of the Commonwealth of Virginia
county
against
of Rockingham
December term,
Clarence
county,
Williams,
Williams,
feloniously
1933,
the peace
and now atupon their
on or about
did kill
in
November
and murder
and dignity
of the Com-
on the testimony
of James
of Virginia.
This
jury
Court
County:
indictment
a witness
to give
evidence.
is found
sworn in Court
and sent
before
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1933
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
Description
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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.
Creator
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Date
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
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Format
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PDF
Identifier
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Ccr001
Text
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Date
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1933
Title
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Commonwealth v. Clarence Williams
Subject
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Felony
Murder
Description
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Defendant charged with felony murder.
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
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Format
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PDF
Identifier
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CCR001_012_009
Williams
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Dublin Core
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Title
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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
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Date
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
Rights
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
Format
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PDF
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Ccr001
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
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Date
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1892
Title
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Commonwealth v. C.J. Roberts
Subject
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Felony
Rape
Description
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Defendant charged with felony rape.
Publisher
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JMU LIbraries
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Contributor
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Jennifer Taylor
Format
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PDF
Identifier
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CCR001_001_070
Roberts
Williams