State v. Riddle
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Jewell District Court. Information for murder. All necessary facts and proceedings, and questions presented, fully appear in the subjoined opinion. The defendantwas convicted at the September Term 1877, and he now appeals to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
*712Statement of the case. *711This was a criminal prosecution for murder in the first degree. It was originally instituted in Smith *712county, but was taken on change of venue at the instance of the defendant, David T. Biddle, to Jewell county, where it was tried, and the defendant found guilty of murder in the second degree, and sentenced therefor to ten years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. From that sentence he now appeals to this court. The record shows that—
“The case being called for trial, (in the district court of Jewell county,) and a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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