State v. Dodson
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of La Moure county; Coffey, J. Defendant was convicted of the crime of grand larceny, and appeals. Conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice, unless he is corroborated by such other evidence as tends to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense, or the circumstances thereof.
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Appeal from the District Court of La Moure county; Coffey, J. Defendant was convicted of the crime of grand larceny, and appeals. Conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice, unless he is corroborated by such other evidence as tends to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense, or the circumstances thereof. State v. Coudotte, 7 N. D. 109, 72 N. E. 913; State v. Kent, 4 N. D. 577, 27 L.R.A. 686, 62 N. W. 631; State v. Hicks, 6 S. D. 325, 60 N. W.,66; State v. Phelps, 5 S.…
1Opinion of the CourtBruce, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of grand larceny. The information charged that he stole one bay mare, eight years old, weight about 1,400 pounds, one black mare, six years old, weight about 1,400 pounds, one black gelding, five years old, weight about 1,050 pounds, one bay colt, three years old, and one sucking colt, from one E. E. Gereau on or about the 9th day of March, A. D. 1911. A reversal is sought upon the grounds: (1) That the verdict is against the evidence; (2) that the court erred in admitting a certain check in evidence; (3) because the state’s attorney, in his address to…
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