Commonwealth v. Lester

General Court of Virginia

Commonwealth v. Lester

2 Va. 198

DecidedJune 15, 1820

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Commonwealth v. Lester, 2 Va. 198 (Va. Super. Ct. 1820).

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Opinion

The following was the judgment of the Court:

“ A majority of the Court is of opinion, that both Counts in the Indictment are defective in charging a maim under any Statute, by omitting the averment that the Defendant did disable Reuben Skinner; nor is either Count good for a maim at Common Law, because a maim at Common Law is, with one exception, no felony; and the Indictment does not state the facts which constitute a Common Law maim. The third question is answered above; which is ordered to be certified, &c.”

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The following was the judgment of the Court:

“ A majority of the Court is of opinion, that both Counts in the Indictment are defective in charging a maim under any Statute, by omitting the averment that the Defendant did disable Reuben Skinner; nor is either Count good for a maim at Common Law, because a maim at Common Law is, with one exception, no felony; and the Indictment does not state the facts which constitute a Common Law maim. The third question is answered above; which is ordered to be certified, &c.”

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2 Va. 198, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-lester-vagensess-1820.