State v. McMahon
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Washoe County. The demurrer was interposed to the indictment upon the following grounds: 1. The statute under which the indictment is drawn does not conform to section 17, art. IV. of the constitution of the state of Nevada. 2. The offense charged is not a felony, and is not made so by the statute under which the indictment is drawn. 3. It does not conform to. the requirements of sections 234 and 235 of act…
Read the full summary
Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Washoe County. The demurrer was interposed to the indictment upon the following grounds: 1. The statute under which the indictment is drawn does not conform to section 17, art. IV. of the constitution of the state of Nevada. 2. The offense charged is not a felony, and is not made so by the statute under which the indictment is drawn. 3. It does not conform to. the requirements of sections 234 and 235 of act concerning indictments. The acts constituting the offense are not stated. It does not appear therefrom that defendant set…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Leonard, J.:
Appellant was indicted for the crime of arson. The accusation was that on a certain' day, at Verdi, in Washoe county, Nevada, he feloniously, willfully and maliciously did burn and consume a certain lot of cordwood, of the property of F. Katz and P. Henry, then and there being of the value of four hundred dollars. Defendant was convicted of arson in the second' degree, and he appeals from the judgment and all orders made in the case, including that overruling his motion for a new trial.
1. Many objections are made to the indictment, but after-careful examination we are…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cancemi v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- People v. RathbunNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- State v. KaufmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
- State v. TullerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1867
- State v. McClearNevada Supreme Court · 1876
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by25 opinions
- State v. FouquetteNevada Supreme Court · 1950
- Tucker v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1966
- Brown v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1965
- State v. RobertsNevada Supreme Court · 1905
- State v. SlyIdaho Supreme Court · 1905
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.