Russell v. State
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court for Sioux county. Tried below before Westovek, J. On the 18th day of May, 1900, Alois F. Staudenmaier was found dead on the prairie some three miles from his own home and something over six miles from the home of the plaintiff in error. . There were a number of bullet holes in the body, and there is little doubt that he came to his death by murderous violence. He was last seen alive sometime after six o’clock in the morning of that day.
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Error from the district court for Sioux county. Tried below before Westovek, J. On the 18th day of May, 1900, Alois F. Staudenmaier was found dead on the prairie some three miles from his own home and something over six miles from the home of the plaintiff in error. . There were a number of bullet holes in the body, and there is little doubt that he came to his death by murderous violence. He was last seen alive sometime after six o’clock in the morning of that day. He started out on horseback at that time to look after his stock, and it would have taken him 30 or 40 minutes, on the pony he…
1Opinion of the CourtNorval, C. J.
In the district court of Sioux county Charles Russell was prosecuted for the murder of one Alois L. Staudenmaier. From a verdict of guilty, and from a sentence to life imprisonment entered thereon, the accused has prose-*515exited this proceeding, assigning 185 errors. Only those especially argued will be considered, the others being deemed waived.
The court below denied an application made by defendant before trial for a continuance of the cause, which ruling is the first one assailed. A short answer to this assignment of error is that the motion or application for a continuance is not contained…
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