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dispatch of business characterized his discharge of the onerous duties of the position and endeared him alike to the officers of the Court , to juries , witnesses and members of the Bar . Withal , a dignity evoking respect and deference ...
dispatch of business characterized his discharge of the onerous duties of the position and endeared him alike to the officers of the Court , to juries , witnesses and members of the Bar . Withal , a dignity evoking respect and deference ...
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His views of the matters in controversy were always clear and comprehensive , and , quickly dismissing immaterial matters , he vigorously pressed upon the attention of the court and jury the real issues on which the case turned .
His views of the matters in controversy were always clear and comprehensive , and , quickly dismissing immaterial matters , he vigorously pressed upon the attention of the court and jury the real issues on which the case turned .
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General Walker was one of the most powerful prosecutors that ever appeared before a jury in criminal cases . Like a mighty tornado , he swept everything before him . In 1873 he was retained in the county of Carroll to prosecute Leftwich ...
General Walker was one of the most powerful prosecutors that ever appeared before a jury in criminal cases . Like a mighty tornado , he swept everything before him . In 1873 he was retained in the county of Carroll to prosecute Leftwich ...
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Accordingly , the grand jury for Wythe county , on the 16th of May , 1897 , found an indictment against Wadley for the alleged embezzlement . Very soon thereafter Judge Goff , of the United States Circuit Court , on the bill of Wadley ...
Accordingly , the grand jury for Wythe county , on the 16th of May , 1897 , found an indictment against Wadley for the alleged embezzlement . Very soon thereafter Judge Goff , of the United States Circuit Court , on the bill of Wadley ...
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In the course of his practice he was opposed in many important cases by some of the ablest attorneys in this and other States , and it was always conceded that either before the court cr jury he was a foeman worthy of their steel .
In the course of his practice he was opposed in many important cases by some of the ablest attorneys in this and other States , and it was always conceded that either before the court cr jury he was a foeman worthy of their steel .
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| Title | Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 15 |
| Author | Virginia State Bar Association |
| Publisher | Virginia State Bar Association, 1902 |
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