Legal Opinion

Hair v. State

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1883PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to the district court for Kearney county. Tried below before Gaslin, J. cited: Johnsonv. Dinsmore, 11 Neb., 394. Billings v. MeCoy, 5 Id., 190. Williams v. The State, 6 Id., 338. cited: State v. Boorbaeker, 19 Iowa, 154. Bledson v. Commonwealth, 6 Rand., 673. Jones v. The State, 11 Ind., 357. McLean v. The State, 28 Kan., 373.

1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.

The plaintiff was indicted for horse stealing at the October, 1882, term of the district court of Kearney county. He plead not guilty to the indictment, and the state not being ready to proceed to trial asked for and obtained a continuance of the cause upon the ground of a “ want of material testimony.” The order for a continuance required “the prisoner to enter into bonds with approved security that he will appear at the district court for Kearney county, on the first day of the next term thereof,” recognizance being fixed at $400. The next regular term of the court was called to be held in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Williams v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hair v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Miller v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Newman v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1887

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