Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 8, 1944No. 29173PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Blake, J. —

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of carnal knowledge. The complaining witness was fourteen years of age. The court entered judgment on the verdict and sentenced defendant to the penitentiary for a term of not more than twenty years. Defendant appeals.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evi dence to sustain the verdict, so it will be unnecessary to review the evidence. We may say, however, that two disinterested and unimpeached witnesses testified to the act charged in the information.

The only error assigned is that the court erroneously permitted…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. AcklusWashington Supreme Court · 1923

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. RingWashington Supreme Court · 1959

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