Title

Matthews's Criminal Digest

Creator

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Creation Date

1890

Description

Matthews, James M. Digest of the Laws of Virginia of a Criminal Nature. 3rd ed., revised and enlarged. Richmond: J. W. Randolph & English, 1890.

James Muscoe Matthews's (1822-1905) Digest (1861) was arranged to parallel the sections of the Virginia Code. It was updated from previous versions - which were arranged alphabetically - to incorporate this new structure and to include new case law. Topics covered in Matthews's work are crimes, punishments, criminal procedure, and the governor's authority in criminal cases.

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