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Commonwealth v. Mann

Supreme Court of Virginia
Nov 11, 1812
3 Va. 308 (Va. 1812)

Opinion

11-11-1812

The Commonwealth v. Moses Mann


The defendant, who was a magistrate of the county of Bath, was presented by the grand jury, and then prosecuted by information in the superior court of law, for misbehavior in office. The charge against him was, that at a court of quarter sessions duly held for the county of Bath, & c., the defendant who then was, and still is, a justice of the peace in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn as such, did take his seat on the bench of the said court, and act in the capacity of a justice of the peace aforesaid, and member of said court, while and when he was in a state of intoxication, and inebriation, from the drinking of spirituous liquors, insomuch that he at the time, & c., and during all the time of his sitting and acting, as aforesaid, was incompetent to discharge the duties of his office with propriety, with decorum, and discretion; and disqualified from the free exercise of his understanding in the matters and things, at the time and place, & c., legally and judicially brought before him.

He was found guilty by the jury, and the superior court adjourned to the general court, the question arising from the verdict, whether judgment of amotion from his office of the justice of the peace, should be rendered against him.

Present judges White, Carrington, Brockenbrough, Semple, and Allen.

OPINION

November 11th, 1812, present judges White, Carrington, Brockenbrough, Semple, and Allen, it was declared to be the unanimous opinion of the court, " that judgment of amotion from the office of justice of the peace ought to be rendered against the said Moses Mann."


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Mann

Supreme Court of Virginia
Nov 11, 1812
3 Va. 308 (Va. 1812)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Mann

Case Details

Full title:The Commonwealth v. Moses Mann

Court:Supreme Court of Virginia

Date published: Nov 11, 1812

Citations

3 Va. 308 (Va. 1812)