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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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1908
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Commonwealth v. Reuben Hensley
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Defendant charged with felony theft.
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Felony
Theft
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Hensley
Wright
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COM:'10NWEALTH
OF VIRGINI.A,
COUITTYOF ROCKINGHAM,to-wit:
In the Circuit
Court
The grand
of said
jurors
in and for
ingham and now attending
1932,
upon their
on or about
and slay
said
oaths
October
County:
Court
do present
9, 1932,
one Roy Shoemaker,
the County of Rockat
that
in said
against
its
October
Lester
term,
Wright,
County,
did kill
the peace
and dignity
of the Com.~onwealth of Virginia.
This
✓
Lee Dechert,
indictment
is found
Herbert
Thompson,
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sworn
to give
evidence.
Bessie
Vizg~nia
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Snyder,
in Court
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on the testimony
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E. E. Kiser,
Leona Thompson,
and sent
before
of Harry
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Ernest
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Snyder,
and Ida Thompson,
the
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Felony
October
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1932
A True Bill:
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Witnesses:
VTJ'arry Lee Dechert
_'1Ierbert
Thompson
v1E. :z. Kiser
v ,Ernest Snyder
1/I}essie V. Snyder
¼,eona Thompson
Ida Thompson
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D. ·v. Earman
Commonwealth's Attorney
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKING:IA1,!COIDJTY, VA.
COMMONWEALTH
v.
CHARGE TO THE ,TURY
LESTER Y'RIG:rr
If
not guilty,
you find
you will
the accused,
in jail
or by a fine
both
five
such fine
not
as cmrged
say so and fix
in the penitentiary
nor more than
confinement
him guilty
then you will
at confinement
TTright,
say so and no more.
If you find
indi ctruent,
Lester
years,
or,
for
a period
exceeding
for
in your
not
punishment
not less
discretion,
exceeding
one thousand
and imprisonment.
his
in the
dollars,
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by
one year,
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by
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COMMONWEALTH
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Howard Caldwell,
Harry Lee Dechart,each
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a true copy <ff
the within summon to Frank Eye, Geo McDorman, Glen
Sommons, Howard Coldwell,
Alfred Knight,
each in
person.
Not fdnding Ray Eye at his usual place of
abode executed by delivering
a true copy to Bessie
Eye at his usual place of abode, Not finding
Bridger Ray at his usual place of abode executed by
delivering
a true copy to Jim Ray at usual place of
abode, Not finding
Robert Veany at his usual place
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Spinnard at his usual place of abode, Not finding
Jacob Smith at his usual place of abode executed by
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a true copy to Nary Shifflett
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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
Date
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
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PDF
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Ccr001
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Date
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1932
Title
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Commonwealth v. Lester Wright
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Felony
Murder
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Defendant charged with felony murder.
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JMU Libraries
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PDF
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CCR001_012_006
Shoemaker
Wright