State v. Randall
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was indicted by tbe grand jury of Goodbue county charged with the crime of discouraging enlistment in the military and naval forces of the United States and advocating that citizens should not aid and assist the United States in carrying on war with its public enemies. Defendant’s demurrer to the indictment upon the grounds that more than one offense was charged, and that the facts stated did not constitute a public offense, was overruled.
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Defendant was indicted by tbe grand jury of Goodbue county charged with the crime of discouraging enlistment in the military and naval forces of the United States and advocating that citizens should not aid and assist the United States in carrying on war with its public enemies. Defendant’s demurrer to the indictment upon the grounds that more than one offense was charged, and that the facts stated did not constitute a public offense, was overruled. The case was tried before Converse, J., who at the close of the testimony denied defendant’s motion to direct a verdict for the defendant and his…
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Defendant, convicted of an offense under chapter 463, p. 764, Laws 1917, appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The indictment charged that on August 18, 1917, in the village of Kenyon, Goodhue county, Minnesota, in a public place where more than five persons were present, naming seven, defendant unlawfully and wilfully taught and advocated by oral speech that men should not enlist in the military and naval forces of the United States and that citizens should not assist in prosecuting the war with Germany by then and there stating and expressing to the persons named in…
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