Legal Opinion

McLain v. State

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1885PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Error to tbe district court for Otoe county. Tried below before Pound, J. Mullins v. People, 110 111., 42. Maltese v. State, 59 Ohio State, 215. On instruction. No. 9, cited: Watson v'. Commonwealth, 95 Penn.

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Error to tbe district court for Otoe county. Tried below before Pound, J. Mullins v. People, 110 111., 42. Maltese v. State, 59 Ohio State, 215. On instruction. No. 9, cited: Watson v'. Commonwealth, 95 Penn. State, 413. State v. Sidney, 74 Mo., 390. People v. Hurley, 60 Cal., 74. On instruction No. 10, cited; State v. Harden, 46 Iowa, 623. State v. Jaynes, 73 N. C., 504. Howard v. State, 50 Ind., 190. On confession of prisoner, cited: People v. Wentz, 37 N. Y., 303. Boyd' v. State, 2 Humph., 39. Wharton Cr. Ev., 651. Argument of attorney. State v. Williams, 18 N. W. R., 682. Crim. Code, §…

1Opinion of the Court

Cobb, Ch. J.

The plaintiff in error was indicted, tried, and convicted, in the district court of Otoe county, of the crime of grand larceny, in the stealing of a quantity of gold and silver watches, watch cases, and jewelry, the property of Alexander Calmelet. The cause having been brought to this court on error, the questions presented arise upon the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of the. testimony of the witness Dennis Kay, misconduct of the prosecuting-attorneys, the refusal to charge, and the charge as given by the court. These questions will be discussed in the order in which…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bradshaw v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1885

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Gran v. HoustonNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Boeche v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Grant v. BartholomewNebraska Supreme Court · 1899
  5. State v. PoeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904

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