[central_va]

In December 1868 the court rejected a motion to nullify the indictment, but the prosecution dropped the case in February 1869.

Davis motioned the court three years post war.

[wideawake]

The appeal motion - in the case I just cited - was filed in 1867.

But let's say the clerk was wrong and Wikipedia is right: how does that change the fact that Davis, rather than welcoming the indictment, appealed it?

Davis' desire to go to trial magically appeared only after it was certain that he would not be put on trial.