State v. McGreevey
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, for the County of Canyon. Hon. Ed L. Bryan, J udge. Prosecution for murder; conviction of manslaughter. Defendant appealed. The prosecuting attorney is limited in his powers to charging the offense upon which the defendant has been committed. (Charge to Grand Jury, 2 Saw. '667, 30 Fed. Cas. No. 18,255; In re Bain, 121 IT. S. 1, 7 Sup.
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APPEAL from tbe District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, for the County of Canyon. Hon. Ed L. Bryan, J udge. Prosecution for murder; conviction of manslaughter. Defendant appealed. The prosecuting attorney is limited in his powers to charging the offense upon which the defendant has been committed. (Charge to Grand Jury, 2 Saw. '667, 30 Fed. Cas. No. 18,255; In re Bain, 121 IT. S. 1, 7 Sup. Ct. 781, 30 L. ed. 849; 20 Cyc. 1294, and cases cited; Hurtado v. California, 110 U. S. 516, 4 Sup. Ct. Ill, 28 L. ed. 232.) The supreme court of California, with constitutional and statutory…
1Opinion of the CourtAilshie, J.
— On February 25, 1908, the prosecuting attorney of Canyon county filed an affidavit or complaint with a justice of the peace of Canyon county, charging the appellant, James McGreevey, with the crime of murder committed by shooting and killing one W. Grant Whitney. The defendant was arrested and taken before the justice, and his preliminary examination was duly and regularly held in conformity with the requirements of law. Thereafter and on the 29th day of February, and after the evidence had all been *457submitted, tbe magistrate made an order bolding tbe defendant for appearance in tbe district…
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